According to Wikipedia, a piranha or piraña is a member of a family of omnivorous freshwater fish which lives in South American rivers. In Venezuelan rivers, they are called caribes. They are known for their sharp teeth and an aggressive appetite for meat.

Piranhas belong to the family of Serrasalmidae which also includes closely related herbivorous fish including pacus. Traditionally, only the four genera Pristobrycon, Pygocentrus, Pygopristis, and Serrasalmus are considered to be true piranhas, due to their specialized teeth. However, a recent analysis showed that, if the piranha group is to be monophyletic, it should be restricted to Serrasalmus, Pygocentrus, and part of Pristobrycon, or expanded to include these taxa plus Pygopristis, Catoprion, and Pristobrycon striolatus. Pygopristis was found to be more closely related to Catoprion than the other three piranha genera.

An attack of a piranha causes dead terror and shock to its victims that they won’t be able to escape , especially if the attack is a swarm and you’re inside the river of Amazon.

The total number of piranha species is not known and new species continue to be described. In 1988, it was stated that fewer than a half of the approximately 60 nominal species of piranhas at the time were valid. More recently in 2003, one author recognized a total of 38 or 39 species, although the validity of some taxa remains questionable.

PIRANHAS

This is a fish with a great big smile.
Don’t want to run into it swimming in the Nile.

It can eat a pig’s skin and meat in seconds flat.
No need for bar-b-que sauce for that.

It hasn’t learned to savor it’s food just yet.
Please don’t give me one for a pet.

Their many teeth are as sharp as razors.
I’d rather be stung by a hundred tasers.

They’re all incisors, no molars.
Do you think they lose them as they get older?

So feel free while in Brazil to go mental.
Just don’t get a fish dental.

The water rafting has some incredible sites.
But most insurance doesn’t cover fish bites.

Post Script:
I was going to write about fish dentures.
But I’ve been told enough is enough. I’ve been censored.