List of Nominal Species of Serrasalmidae
(Piranhas and pacus)
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Nominal Species (n = 194) Present allocation (n = 102) Ref.
Myletes acanthogaster Valenciennes, 1850 Mylossoma acanthogaster 26282
Serrasalmus aesopus Cope, 1872 Serrasalmus maculatus 39031
Myletes albiscopus Cope, 1872 Mylossoma albiscopum 39031
Serrasalmo albus Humboldt, 1821 Pygocentrus cariba 27142
Serrasalmo albus dorso Humboldt, 1821 Pygocentrus cariba 39031
Metynnis altidorsalis Ahl, 1923 Metynnis altidorsalis 34077
Tometes altipinnis Valenciennes, 1850 Myleus altipinnis 39031
Serrasalmus altispinis Merckx, Jégu & Santos, 2000 Serrasalmus altispinis 36224
Pygocentrus altus Gill, 1870 Pygocentrus nattereri 27142
Serrasalmus altuvei Ramírez, 1965 Serrasalmus altuvei 28768
Tometes ancylorhynchus Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016 Tometes ancylorhynchus 106585
Metynnis anisurus Ahl, 1924 Metynnis lippincottianus 34077
Pygopristis antoni Fernández-Yépez, 1965 Pristobrycon striolatus 39031
Mylossoma argenteum Ahl, 1928 Mylossoma duriventre 39031
Metynnis argenteus Ahl, 1923 Metynnis argenteus 34077
Myloplus arnoldi Ahl, 1936 Myloplus arnoldi 114773
Myletes asterias Müller & Troschel, 1844 Myloplus asterias 114773
Myletes aureus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Mylossoma aureum 26282
Serrasalmo aureus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Pristobrycon aureus 39031
Serrasalmo auriventris Burmeister, 1861 Serrasalmus auriventris 87119
Pristobrycon baratai Amaral Campos, 1946 Pristobrycon striolatus 39031
Myletes bidens Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Piaractus brachypomus 39031
Pygocentrus bidorsalis Kner, 1860 Pygocentrus piraya 39031
Pygocentrus bilineatus Eigenmann, 1909 Pristobrycon calmoni 27142
Serrasalmus boekeri Ahl, 1931 Serrasalmus rhombeus 39031
Myletes brachypomus Cuvier, 1818 Piaractus brachypomus 4537
Serrasalmus brandtii Lütken, 1875 Serrasalmus brandtii 39031
Metynnis calichromus Ahl, 1923 Metynnis hypsauchen 34077
Metynnis calichromus schreitmuelleri Ahl, 1922 Metynnis hypsauchen 34077
Serrasalmo calmoni Steindachner, 1908 Pristobrycon calmoni 39031
Tometes camunani Andrade, Giarrizzo & Jégu, 2013 Tometes camunani 93807
Colosoma canterai Devincenzi, 1942 Piaractus mesopotamicus 93382
Colossoma canterai Devincenzi, 1942 Piaractus mesopotamicus 39031
Pristobrycon careospinus Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992 Pristobrycon careospinus 26694
Serrasalmo cariba Humboldt, 1821 Pygocentrus cariba 27142
Serrasalmus caribe Valenciennes, 1850 Pygocentrus cariba 27142
Serrasalmus coccogenis Fowler, 1911 Pristobrycon calmoni 598
Serrasalmus compressus Jégu, Leão & Santos, 1991 Serrasalmus compressus 26758
Metynnis cuiaba Pavanelli, Ota & Petry, 2009 Metynnis cuiaba 81196
Serrasalmus denticulatus Cuvier, 1819 Pygopristis denticulata 39031
Myletes discoideus Kner, 1860 Myloplus lobatus 39031
Myletes divaricatus Valenciennes, 1850 Myleus setiger 39031
Myletes doidyxodon Valenciennes, 1850 Myleus setiger 39031
Pygocentrus dulcis Kner, 1860 Serrasalmus spilopleura 39031
Metynnis dungerni Ahl, 1925 Metynnis lippincottianus 34077
Myletes duriventris Cuvier, 1818 Mylossoma duriventre 39031
Myletes edulis (non Castelnau, 1855) Piaractus brachypomus 39031
Myletes edulis Castelnau, 1855 Piaractus mesopotamicus 39031
Metynnis ehrhardti Ahl, 1927 Metynnis hypsauchen 34077
Metynnis eigenmanni Ahl, 1923 Metynnis argenteus 34077
Serrasalmus eigenmanni Norman, 1929 Serrasalmus eigenmanni 28768
Myletes ellipticus Günther, 1864 Myloplus asterias 39031
Serrasalmus elongatus Kner, 1858 Serrasalmus elongatus 39031
Serrasalmo emarginatus Jardine, 1841 Serrasalmus emarginatus 39031
Salmo erythrophthalmus Kner, 1860 Pristobrycon aureus 39031
Utiaritichthys esguiceroi Pereira & Castro, 2014 Utiaritichthys esguiceroi 96883
Metynnis fasciatus Ahl, 1931 Metynnis fasciatus 34077
Serrasalmus fernandezi Fernández-Yépez, 1965 Serrasalmus irritans 39031
Serrasalmo ferox Swainson, 1838 Pygocentrus piraya 39031
Myletes filosus Kner, 1860 Myleus setiger 39031
Wateina fowleri Amaral Campos, 1946 Piaractus brachypomus 39031
Pygopristis fumarius Müller & Troschel, 1844 Pygopristis denticulata 39031
Serrasalmus geryi Jégu & Santos, 1988 Serrasalmus geryi 26758
Pygopristis gibbosus Starks, 1913 Pristobrycon calmoni 39031
Serrasalmus gibbus Castelnau, 1855 Serrasalmus gibbus 39031
Metynnis goeldii Eigenmann, 1903 Metynnis lippincottianus 39031
Serrasalmus gouldingi Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992 Serrasalmus gouldingi 26694
Metynnis guaporensis Eigenmann, 1915 Metynnis guaporensis 34077
Metynnis guaporensis (non Eigenmann, 1915) Metynnis luna 39031
Myleus gurupyensis Steindachner, 1911 Myloplus asterias 39031
Serrasalmus gymnogenys Günther, 1864 Pristobrycon aureus 39031
Serrasalmus hastatus Fink & Machado-Allison, 2001 Serrasalmus hastatus 39031
Metynnis heinrothi Ahl, 1924 Metynnis lippincottianus 34077
Myletes herniarius Cope, 1872 Mylossoma aureum 117280
Serrasalmo hollandi Eigenmann, 1915 Serrasalmus hollandi 26282
Serrasalmus hollandi Eigenmann, 1915 Serrasalmus hollandi 39031
Serrasalmus humeralis Valenciennes, 1850 Serrasalmus humeralis 39031
Serrasalmo humeralis gracilior Eigenmann, 1915 Serrasalmus rhombeus 39031
Myletes hypsauchen Müller & Troschel, 1844 Metynnis hypsauchen 34077
Serrasalmo immaculatus Cope, 1878 Serrasalmus rhombeus 39031
Serrasalmo iridopsis Cope, 1872 Serrasalmus humeralis 39031
Serrasalmus iridopsis Cope, 1872 Serrasalmus humeralis 39031
Serrasalmus irritans Peters, 1877 Serrasalmus irritans 28768
Myletes knerii Steindachner, 1881 Myleus knerii 39031
Tometes kranponhah Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016 Tometes kranponhah 106585
Myletes latus Müller & Troschel, 1844 Prosomyleus rhomboidalis 39031
Tetragonopterus latus Jardine, 1841 Myleus latus 38376
Tometes lebaili Jégu, Keith & Belmont-Jégu, 2002 Tometes lebaili 47182
Myleus levis Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907 Myloplus levis 39031
Myletes lippincottianus Cope, 1870 Metynnis lippincottianus 34077
Myletes lobatus Valenciennes, 1850 Myloplus lobatus 48602
Utiaritichthys longidorsalis Jégu, Tito de Morais & Santos, 1992 Utiaritichthys longidorsalis 39031
Metynnis longipinnis Zarske & Géry, 2008 Metynnis longipinnis 79633
Myloplus lucienae Andrade, Ota, Bastos & Jégu, 2016 Myloplus lucienae 114774
Metynnis luna Cope, 1878 Metynnis luna 34077
Myletes luna Valenciennes, 1850 Myloplus rubripinnis 39031
Myletes macropomus Cuvier, 1816 Colossoma macropomum 39031
Mylesinus macropterus Ulrey, 1894 Catoprion mento 39031
Myletes maculatus Kner, 1858 Metynnis maculatus 34077
Serrasalmus maculatus Kner, 1858 Serrasalmus maculatus 39031
Tomete maculatus Amaral Campos, 1944 Myloplus asterias 39031
Pristobrycon maculipinnis Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992 Pristobrycon maculipinnis 26694
Tometes makue Jégu, Santos & Belmont-Jégu, 2002 Tometes makue 46931
Pygocentrus manueli Fernández-Yépez & Ramírez, 1967 Serrasalmus manueli 27142
Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1837 Serrasalmus marginatus 39031
Serrasalmus medinai Ramírez, 1965 Serrasalmus medinai 28768
Pygocentrus melanurus Kner, 1860 Serrasalmus maculatus 39031
Serrasalmus mento Cuvier, 1819 Catoprion mento 26282
Myletes mesopotamicus Holmberg, 1887 Piaractus mesopotamicus 39031
Myletes micans Lütken, 1875 Myleus micans 26282
Myletes mitrei (non Berg, 1895) Piaractus brachypomus 32894
Myletes mitrei Berg, 1895 Piaractus mesopotamicus 39031
Metynnis mola Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 Metynnis mola 598
Serrasalmus nalseni Fernández-Yépez, 1969 Serrasalmus nalseni 28768
Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858 Pygocentrus nattereri 27142
Serrasalmus neveriensis Machado-Allison, Fink, López Rojas & Rodenas, 1993 Serrasalmus neveriensis 28768
Serrasalmus niger Jardine, 1841 Serrasalmus rhombeus 27142
Serrasalmus nigricans Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Serrasalmus nigricans 39031
Serrasalmo nigricauda Burmeister, 1861 Serrasalmus nigricauda 87119
Myletes nigripinnis Cope, 1878 Colossoma macropomum 39031
Myloplus nigrolineatus Ota, Machado, Andrade, Collins, Farias & Hrbek, 2020 Myloplus nigrolineatus 123127
Acnodon normani Gosline, 1951 Acnodon normani 598
Serrasalmus normani Géry, 1964 Serrasalmus rhombeus 39031
Serrasalmus notatus Lütken, 1875 Pygocentrus cariba 27142
Mylossoma ocellatum Eigenmann, 1915 Mylossoma duriventre 598
Myletes oculus Cope, 1872 Colossoma macropomum 39031
Serrasalmus odyssei Hubert & Renno, 2010 Serrasalmus odyssei 85594
Myleus oligacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1844 Acnodon oligacanthus 12965
Myletes orbicularis Steindachner, 1908 Metynnis lippincottianus 598
Myletes orbignyanus Valenciennes, 1850 Mylossoma duriventre 39031
Myletes orinocensis (non Steindachner, 1908) Metynnis hypsauchen 598
Myletes orinocensis Steindachner, 1908 Metynnis orinocensis 39031
Piaractus orinoquensis Escobar L., Ota, Machado-Allison, Andrade-López, Farias & Hrbek, 2019 Piaractus orinoquensis 120210
Metynnis otuquensis Ahl, 1923 Metynnis otuquensis 39031
Myletes paco Humboldt, 1821 Piaractus brachypomus 39031
Myletes pacu Jardine, 1841 Myleus pacu 39031
Salmo pacupeba Kner, 1860 Prosomyleus rhomboidalis 39031
Myletes palometa Valenciennes, 1850 Myloplus schomburgkii 39031
Pygocentrus palometa Valenciennes, 1850 Pygocentrus palometa 39031
Serrasalmus paraense Steindachner, 1908 Serrasalmus rhombeus 39031
Mylossoma paraguayense Norman, 1929 Mylossoma duriventre 39031
Mylesinus paraschomburgkii Jégu, Santos & Ferreira, 1989 Mylesinus paraschomburgkii 39031
Myletes parma Günther, 1864 Myloplus lobatus 39031
Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu & Santos, 1988 Mylesinus paucisquamatus 39031
Serrasalmus pingke Fernández-Yépez, 1951 Serrasalmus elongatus 39031
Serrasalmo piranha (non Spix & Agassiz, 1829) Pygocentrus nattereri 39031
Serrasalmo piranha Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Pygocentrus piraya 39031
Serrasalmus piraya Cuvier, 1819 Pygocentrus piraya 4537
Myloplus planquettei Jégu, Keith & Le Bail, 2003 Myloplus planquettei 51090
Metynnis polystictus Zarske & Géry, 2008 Metynnis polystictus 79633
Serrasalmus punctatus Jardine, 1841 Pygopristis denticulata 39031
Salmo rhombeus Linnaeus, 1766 Serrasalmus rhombeus 26282
Myletes rhomboidalis Cuvier, 1818 Prosomyleus rhomboidalis 39031
Metynnis roosevelti Eigenmann, 1915 Metynnis lippincottianus 34077
Myletes rubripinnis Müller & Troschel, 1844 Myloplus rubripinnis 39031
Serrasalmus sanchezi Géry, 1964 Serrasalmus sanchezi 6329
Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850 Mylesinus schomburgkii 39031
Myletes schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850 Myloplus schomburgkii 39031
Tetragonopterus schomburgkii Jardine, 1841 Myloplus schomburgkii 39031
Myloplus schulzei Ahl, 1938 Myloplus asterias 39031
Serrasalmo scotopterus Jardine, 1841 Serrasalmus scotopterus 39031
Metynnis seitzi Ahl, 1923 Metynnis lippincottianus 34077
Acnodon senai Jégu & Santos, 1990 Acnodon senai 39031
Utiaritichthys sennaebragai Miranda Ribeiro, 1937 Utiaritichthys sennaebragai 39031
Pygopristis serrulatus Valenciennes, 1850 Serrasalmus serrulatus 26282
Myleus setiger (non Müller & Troschel, 1844) Myleus pacu 26282
Myleus setiger Müller & Troschel, 1844 Myleus setiger 6329
Myleus setiger (non Müller & Troschel, 1844) Tometes trilobatus 43881
Tometes siderocarajensis Andrade, Machado, Jégu, Farias & Giarrizzo, 2017 Tometes siderocarajensis 116762
Metynnis snethlagae Ahl, 1924 Metynnis lippincottianus 34077
Serrasalmus spilopleura (non Kner, 1858) Serrasalmus maculatus
Serrasalmus spilopleura Kner, 1858 Serrasalmus spilopleura 39031
Serrasalmo stagnatilis Jardine, 1841 Serrasalmus stagnatilis 39031
Pygocentrus stigmaterythraeus Fowler, 1911 Pygocentrus cariba 27142
Pygocentrus stigmaterythraeus (non Fowler, 1911) Pygocentrus nattereri 39031
Serrasalmo striolatus Steindachner, 1908 Pristobrycon striolatus 39031
Melloina tambaqui Amaral Campos, 1946 Colossoma macropomum 39031
Salmo tambaqui Kner, 1860 Colossoma macropomum 39031
Paramyloplus ternetzi Norman, 1929 Myloplus ternetzi 39031
Serrasalmo ternetzi Steindachner, 1908 Pygocentrus nattereri 27142
Serrasalmus ternetzi Steindachner, 1908 Pygocentrus nattereri 39031
Myleus ternetzi goslinei Géry, 1972 Myloplus ternetzi 39031
Myletes tiete Eigenmann & Norris, 1900 Myloplus tiete 39031
Salmo tizoura Kner, 1860 Serrasalmus humeralis 39031
Myletes torquatus Kner, 1858 Myloplus torquatus 48602
Salmo trigintaradiatus Larrañaga, 1923 Mylossoma duriventre 39031
Tometes trilobatus Valenciennes, 1850 Tometes trilobatus 35237
Serrasalmo undulatus Jardine, 1841 Serrasalmus undulatus 39031
Tometes unilobatus Valenciennes, 1850 Tometes trilobatus 35237
Metynnis unimaculatus Steindachner, 1908 Mylossoma unimaculatum 117280
Mylosomma ventriosa Norman, 1929 Mylossoma aureum 117280
Mylossoma ventriosa Norman, 1929 Mylossoma aureum 39031
Ossubtus xinguense Jégu, 1992 Ossubtus xinguense 26700
Myloplus zorroi Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016 Myloplus zorroi 114773
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