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Uetanabaro, M., Wang, T. & Abe, A.S. Breeding behaviour of the red-bellied piranha,Pygocentrus nattereri, in nature. Environ Biol Fish 38, 369–371 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00007529
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