Smaller gill nets can be set around specific habitat types such as a stand of water hyacinth. Fishes that school and feed under the vegetation, like this red-bellied piranha, become trapped in the net when they exit such habitats.
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Title: Red-bellied piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri
Creator: Mark Sabaj Perez/ANS
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