Family Serrasalmidae - Piranhas and pacus
  Order
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Serrasalmidae
  Class
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Teleostei
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 17 | Species : 102 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : No
  Division
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Primary freshwater
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  Remark
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  Reproductive guild
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mixed
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Ostariophysi | | Otophysa | | | | | | Characiphysae | Characiformes | Characoidei | | Serrasalmidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Serrasalmidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Serrasalminae
Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1766)
acceptedseniornew
Salmo rhombeus Linnaeus, 1766
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus niger Jardine, 1841
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Serrasalmo paraense Steindachner, 1908
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Serrasalmus paraense Steindachner, 1908
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Pygocentrus normani (Géry, 1964)
synonymjuniornew
Serrasalmus nigricans Spix & Agassiz, 1829
acceptedseniororiginal
! Serrasalmo nigricans Spix & Agassiz, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1837
acceptedseniororiginal
! Serrasalme marginatus Valenciennes, 1837
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus emarginatus (Jardine, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus scotopterus (Jardine, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus stagnatilis (Jardine, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus undulatus (Jardine, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
Serrasalmo undulatus Jardine, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus humeralis Valenciennes, 1850
acceptedseniororiginal
Salmo tizoura Kner, 1860
ambiguousotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Serrasalmus serrulatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
acceptedseniornew
Pygopristis serrulatus Valenciennes, 1850
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus gibbus Castelnau, 1855
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Serrasalmus pingke Fernández-Yépez, 1951
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymotheroriginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Serrasalmus spilopleura (non Kner, 1858)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniororiginal
ambiguousotheroriginal
Serrasalmus auriventris (Burmeister, 1861)
acceptedseniornew
Serrasalmo auriventris Burmeister, 1861
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus nigricauda (Burmeister, 1861)
acceptedseniornew
Serrasalmo nigricauda Burmeister, 1861
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus brandtii Lütken, 1875
acceptedseniororiginal
! Serrasalmo brandtii Lütken, 1875
synonymseniororiginal
! Serrasalmus brandti (Lütken, 1875)
synonymseniornew
acceptedseniororiginal
! Serrasalmo irritans Peters, 1877
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus fernandezi Fernández-Yépez, 1965
synonymjuniororiginal
Serrasalmus hollandi Eigenmann, 1915
acceptedseniororiginal
Serrasalmo hollandi Eigenmann, 1915
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Serrasalmus altuvei Ramírez, 1965
acceptedseniororiginal
Serrasalmus medinai Ramírez, 1965
acceptedseniororiginal
! Serrasalmus medinae Ramírez, 1965
synonymseniororiginal
! Serrasalmus medini Ramírez, 1965
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus manueli (Fernández-Yépez & Ramírez, 1967)
acceptedseniornew
Pygocentrus manueli Fernández-Yépez & Ramírez, 1967
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus nalseni Fernández-Yépez, 1969
acceptedseniororiginal
Serrasalmus geryi Jégu & Santos, 1988
acceptedseniororiginal
Serrasalmus compressus Jégu, Leão & Santos, 1991
acceptedseniororiginal
Serrasalmus gouldingi Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992
acceptedseniororiginal
Serrasalmus neveriensis Machado-Allison, Fink, López Rojas & Rodenas, 1993
acceptedseniororiginal
Serrasalmus altispinis Merckx, Jégu & Santos, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Serrasalmus hastatus Fink & Machado-Allison, 2001
acceptedseniororiginal
Serrasalmus odyssei Hubert & Renno, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Catoprion mento (Cuvier, 1819)
acceptedseniornew
Serrasalmus mento Cuvier, 1819
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier, 1819)
acceptedseniornew
Serrasalmus piraya Cuvier, 1819
synonymseniororiginal
! Polycentrus piraya Cuvier, 1819
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmo piranha Spix & Agassiz, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
Pygocentrus piranha (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
synonymjuniornew
Serrasalmo ferox Swainson, 1838
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Pygocentrus cariba (Humboldt, 1821)
acceptedseniornew
Serrasalmo albus dorso Humboldt, 1821
synonymotheroriginal
Serrasalmo cariba Humboldt, 1821
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmo albus Humboldt, 1821
synonymjuniororiginal
Serrasalmus caribe Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Pygocentrus caribe (Valenciennes, 1850)
synonymjuniornew
! Serrasalmo notatus Lütken, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
Pygocentrus notatus (Lütken, 1875)
synonymjuniornew
Serrasalmus notatus Lütken, 1875
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Pygocentrus palometa Valenciennes, 1850
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Serrasalmo ternetzi Steindachner, 1908
synonymjuniororiginal
Pygocentrus ternetzi (Steindachner, 1908)
synonymjuniornew
Serrasalmus ternetzi Steindachner, 1908
synonymjuniororiginal
Pygocentrus piraya (non Cuvier, 1819)
misappliedmisappliednew
Serrasalmo piranha (non Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Serrasalmus nattereri (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus punctatus Jardine, 1841
synonymjuniororiginal
Pygopristis fumarius Müller & Troschel, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
Metynnis luna Cope, 1878
acceptedseniororiginal
Metynnis guaporensis (non Eigenmann, 1915)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes hypsauchen Müller & Troschel, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniorchange in rank
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Metynnis orinocensis (non Steindachner, 1908)
misappliedmisappliednew
Myletes orinocensis (non Steindachner, 1908)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Metynnis maculatus (Kner, 1858)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Metynnis goeldii Eigenmann, 1903
synonymjuniororiginal
Myletes orbicularis Steindachner, 1908
synonymjuniororiginal
Metynnis orbicularis (Steindachner, 1908)
synonymjuniornew
Metynnis roosevelti Eigenmann, 1915
synonymjuniororiginal
Metynnis seitzi Ahl, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Metynnis mola Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
acceptedseniororiginal
Metynnis orinocensis (Steindachner, 1908)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes orinocensis Steindachner, 1908
synonymseniororiginal
Metynnis guaporensis Eigenmann, 1915
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Metynnis hypsauchen (non Müller & Troschel, 1844)
misappliedmisappliednew
Metynnis schreitmuelleri (non Ahl, 1922)
misappliedmisappliedchange in rank
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Metynnis lippincottianus (non Cope, 1870)
misappliedmisappliednew
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Metynnis longipinnis Zarske & Géry, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Metynnis polystictus Zarske & Géry, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Metynnis cuiaba Pavanelli, Ota & Petry, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Pristobrycon calmoni (Steindachner, 1908)
acceptedseniornew
Serrasalmo calmoni Steindachner, 1908
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus calmoni (Steindachner, 1908)
synonymseniornew
Pygocentrus bilineatus Eigenmann, 1909
synonymjuniororiginal
Serrasalmus bilineatus (Eigenmann, 1909)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristobrycon aureus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
Serrasalmo aureus Spix & Agassiz, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus aureus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
synonymseniornew
ambiguousotheroriginal
! Serrasalmo gymnogenys Günther, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
Serrasalmus gymnogenys Günther, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
Pristobrycon striolatus (Steindachner, 1908)
acceptedseniornew
Serrasalmo striolatus Steindachner, 1908
synonymseniororiginal
Serrasalmus striolatus (Steindachner, 1908)
synonymseniornew
Pristobrycon baratai Amaral Campos, 1946
synonymjuniororiginal
Pygopristis antoni Fernández-Yépez, 1965
synonymjuniororiginal
Serrasalmus antoni (Fernández-Yépez, 1965)
synonymjuniornew
Serrasalmo scapularis (non Günther, 1864)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Pristobrycon careospinus Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992
acceptedseniororiginal
Pristobrycon maculipinnis Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992
acceptedseniororiginal
Colossomatinae
Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1816)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes macropomus Cuvier, 1816
synonymseniororiginal
Piaractus macropomus (Cuvier, 1816)
synonymseniornew
! Colosomma macropomum (Cuvier, 1816)
synonymseniornew
! Colossoma macropodum (Cuvier, 1816)
synonymseniornew
Salmo tambaqui Kner, 1860
ambiguousotheroriginal
Myletes oculus Cope, 1872
synonymjuniororiginal
Colossoma oculus (Cope, 1872)
synonymjuniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniornew
Melloina tambaqui Amaral Campos, 1946
synonymjuniororiginal
Colossoma tambaqui (Amaral Campos, 1946)
synonymjuniornew
! Colossoma tombaqui (Amaral Campos, 1946)
synonymjuniornew
acceptedseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
! Mylossoma albiscopus (Cope, 1872)
synonymseniornew
Mylossoma duriventre (non Cuvier, 1818)
misappliedmisappliednew
Mylossoma duriventris (non Cuvier, 1818)
misappliedmisappliednew
Mylossoma duriventre (Cuvier, 1818)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes duriventris Cuvier, 1818
synonymseniororiginal
! Mylossoma duriventri (Cuvier, 1818)
synonymseniornew
! Mylossoma duriventris (Cuvier, 1818)
synonymseniornew
Myletes orbignyanus Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Mylossoma orbignyanum (Valenciennes, 1850)
synonymjuniornew
! Mylossoma duriventris orbignyanum (Valenciennes, 1850)
synonymjuniornew
! Mylosoma ocellatum Eigenmann, 1915
synonymjuniororiginal
Mylossoma ocellatum Eigenmann, 1915
synonymjuniororiginal
Salmo trigintaradiatus Larrañaga, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
! Salmo 30-radiatus Larrañaga, 1923
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Mylossoma aureum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes aureus Spix & Agassiz, 1829
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Mylosomma ventriosa Norman, 1929
synonymjuniororiginal
Mylossoma ventriosa Norman, 1929
synonymjuniororiginal
Mylossoma acanthogaster (Valenciennes, 1850)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes acanthogaster Valenciennes, 1850
synonymseniororiginal
Mylossoma unimaculatum (Steindachner, 1908)
acceptedseniornew
Metynnis unimaculatus Steindachner, 1908
synonymjuniororiginal
Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes brachypomus Cuvier, 1818
synonymseniororiginal
Colossoma brachypomum (Cuvier, 1818)
synonymseniornew
! Colossoma branchypomus (Cuvier, 1818)
synonymseniornew
! Piaractus brachipomus (Cuvier, 1818)
synonymseniornew
! Piaractus briachypumus (Cuvier, 1818)
synonymseniornew
Myletes paco Humboldt, 1821
synonymjuniororiginal
Colossoma paco (Humboldt, 1821)
synonymjuniornew
Myletes bidens Spix & Agassiz, 1829
synonymjuniororiginal
Colossoma bidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
synonymjuniornew
Reganina bidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
synonymjuniornew
Wateina fowleri Amaral Campos, 1946
synonymjuniororiginal
Myletes edulis (non Castelnau, 1855)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Colossoma mitrei (non Berg, 1895)
misappliedmisappliednew
Myletes mitrei (non Berg, 1895)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Piaractus mitrei (non Berg, 1895)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes mesopotamicus Holmberg, 1887
synonymseniororiginal
Myletes edulis Castelnau, 1855
ambiguousotheroriginal
Myletes mitrei Berg, 1895
synonymjuniororiginal
Colossoma mitrei (Berg, 1895)
synonymjuniornew
Colosoma canterai Devincenzi, 1942
synonymjuniororiginal
Colossoma canterai Devincenzi, 1942
synonymjuniororiginal
Piaractus orinoquensis Escobar L., Ota, Machado-Allison, Andrade-López, Farias & Hrbek, 2019
acceptedseniororiginal
Myleinae
Myleus setiger Müller & Troschel, 1844
acceptedseniororiginal
Myletes divaricatus Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Myletes doidyxodon Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Myleus doidyxodon (Valenciennes, 1850)
synonymjuniornew
Myletes filosus Kner, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Myleus latus (Jardine, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
Tetragonopterus latus Jardine, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
Myleus pacu (Jardine, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes pacu Jardine, 1841
synonymseniororiginal
Myleus setiger (non Müller & Troschel, 1844)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Myleus altipinnis (Valenciennes, 1850)
acceptedseniornew
Tometes altipinnis Valenciennes, 1850
synonymseniororiginal
Myleus micans (Lütken, 1875)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes micans Lütken, 1875
synonymseniororiginal
Myleus knerii (Steindachner, 1881)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes knerii Steindachner, 1881
synonymseniororiginal
Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850
acceptedseniororiginal
! Mylesinus schomburgki Valenciennes, 1850
synonymseniororiginal
Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu & Santos, 1988
acceptedseniororiginal
Mylesinus paraschomburgkii Jégu, Santos & Ferreira, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes asterias Müller & Troschel, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
Myleus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
synonymseniornew
Myletes ellipticus Günther, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
Myleus ellipticus (Günther, 1864)
synonymjuniornew
Myleus gurupyensis Steindachner, 1911
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
! Myleus schultzi (Ahl, 1938)
synonymjuniornew
Tomete maculatus Amaral Campos, 1944
synonymjuniororiginal
Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Myleus schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841)
synonymseniornew
Myletes schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Myletes palometa Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes rubripinnis Müller & Troschel, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
Aphyocharax rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
synonymjuniornew
Myleus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
synonymseniornew
Myleus rubripinnis rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
synonymseniorchange in rank
Myletes luna Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Myleus rubripinnis luna (Valenciennes, 1850)
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Myloplus lobatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes lobatus Valenciennes, 1850
synonymseniororiginal
Myleus lobatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Myletes parma Günther, 1864
synonymjuniororiginal
Myloplus torquatus (Kner, 1858)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Myleus torquatus (Kner, 1858)
synonymseniornew
Myloplus tiete (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900)
acceptedseniornew
Myletes tiete Eigenmann & Norris, 1900
synonymseniororiginal
Myleus tiete (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900)
synonymseniornew
! Myletes tieté Eigenmann & Norris, 1900
synonymseniororiginal
Myloplus levis (Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907)
acceptedseniornew
Myleus levis Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907
synonymseniororiginal
Myloplus ternetzi (Norman, 1929)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Myleus ternetzi (Norman, 1929)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Myleus arnoldi (Ahl, 1936)
synonymseniornew
Myloplus planquettei Jégu, Keith & Le Bail, 2003
acceptedseniororiginal
Myloplus lucienae Andrade, Ota, Bastos & Jégu, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Myloplus zorroi Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Myloplus nigrolineatus Ota, Machado, Andrade, Collins, Farias & Hrbek, 2020
acceptedseniororiginal
Tometes trilobatus Valenciennes, 1850
acceptedseniororiginal
Mylesinus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Myletes trilobatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
synonymseniornew
Tometes unilobatus Valenciennes, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Myleus unilobatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
synonymjuniornew
Myleus pacu (non Jardine, 1841)
misappliedmisappliednew
Myleus setiger (non Müller & Troschel, 1844)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Myloplus discoideus (non Kner, 1960)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Tometes lebaili Jégu, Keith & Belmont-Jégu, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
Tometes makue Jégu, Santos & Belmont-Jégu, 2002
acceptedseniororiginal
Tometes camunani Andrade, Giarrizzo & Jégu, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Tometes ancylorhynchus Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Tometes kranponhah Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Tometes siderocarajensis Andrade, Machado, Jégu, Farias & Giarrizzo, 2017
acceptedseniororiginal
Acnodon oligacanthus (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
acceptedseniornew
Myleus oligacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1844
synonymseniororiginal
Acnodon normani Gosline, 1951
acceptedseniororiginal
Acnodon senai Jégu & Santos, 1990
acceptedseniororiginal
Utiaritichthys sennaebragai Miranda Ribeiro, 1937
acceptedseniororiginal
! Utiarichthys sennaebragai Miranda Ribeiro, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
! Utiaritichthys sennae-bragai Miranda Ribeiro, 1937
synonymseniororiginal
Utiaritichthys longidorsalis Jégu, Tito de Morais & Santos, 1992
acceptedseniororiginal
Utiaritichthys esguiceroi Pereira & Castro, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Myleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier, 1818)
synonymseniornew
Myloplus rhomboidalis (Cuvier, 1818)
synonymseniornew
Myletes latus Müller & Troschel, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
Salmo pacupeba Kner, 1860
synonymjuniororiginal
Ossubtus xinguense Jégu, 1992
acceptedseniororiginal
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