Serrasalmidae Family
The Animal (Serrasalmus manueli (Fernández-Yépez & Ramírez, 1967)) is a fascinating member of the animal kingdom representing unique evolutionary...
219 species in this family.157 species in this category
Animal (BOLDADD) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Mylossoma unimaculatum) - Facts & Information
Mylossoma unimaculatum (Steindachner, 1908)
Animal (Myleus setiger) - Facts & Information
Myleus setiger Müller & Troschel, 1844
Animal (Pygopristis Müller) - Facts & Information
Pygopristis Müller & Troschel, 1844
Animal (BOLDAAD) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Mylesinus Valenciennes) - Facts & Information
Mylesinus Valenciennes, 1850
Animal (Mylesinus schomburgkii) - Facts & Information
Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850
Animal (Pygocentrus Müller) - Facts & Information
Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel, 1844
Slender Piranha (Serrasalmus elongatus) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus elongatus Kner, 1858
Animal (Myloplus ternetzi) - Facts & Information
Myloplus ternetzi (Norman, 1929)
Animal (Myloplus torquatus) - Facts & Information
Myloplus torquatus (Kner, 1858)
Castelnau ́S Piranha; Gold Piranha; Pirambeba; Piranha; Piranha-Branca; Silver-Scaled Piranha (Serrasalmus gibbus) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus gibbus Castelnau, 1855
Animal (Serrasalmus auriventris) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus auriventris (Burmeister, 1861)
Animal (Serrasalmus scapularis) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus scapularis Günther, 1864
Animal (BOLDABW) - Facts & Information
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Tambaqui; Blackfin Pacu; Cachama (Colossoma macropomum) - Facts & Information
Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1816)
Animal (Metynnis melanogrammus) - Facts & Information
Metynnis melanogrammus Ota, Rapp Py-Daniel & Jégu, 2016
Animal (Myloplus aylan) - Facts & Information
Myloplus aylan Pereira, Ota, Machado, Collins, Andrade, Garcia-Ayala, Jegu, Farias & Hrbek, 2024
Animal (Pristobrycon aureus) - Facts & Information
Pristobrycon aureus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Animal (Pygocentrus cariba) - Facts & Information
Pygocentrus cariba (Humboldt, 1821)
Red Hook Silver Dollar (Myloplus rubripinnis) - Facts & Information
Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Animal (Serrasalmus altuvei) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus altuvei Ramírez, 1965
Animal (Myloplus schomburgkii) - Facts & Information
Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841)
Animal (BOLDADM) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDACV) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Myloplus tiete) - Facts & Information
Myloplus tiete (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900)
Animal (Metynnis Cope) - Facts & Information
Metynnis Cope, 1878
Animal (Serrasalmus nigricans) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus nigricans Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Animal (Catoprion Müller) - Facts & Information
Catoprion Müller & Troschel, 1844
Animal (BOLDAAX) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Tometes kranponhah) - Facts & Information
Tometes kranponhah Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016
Gery'S Piranha; Géry ́S Pirambeba; Pirambeba; Piranha Da Cara-Roxa; Violet-Line Piranha (Serrasalmus geryi) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus geryi Jégu & Santos, 1988
Animal (BOLDADK) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Megapiranha Cione) - Facts & Information
Megapiranha Cione, Dahdul, Lundberg & Machado-Allison, 2009
Animal (Myloplus taphorni) - Facts & Information
Myloplus taphorni Andrade, López-Fernández & Liverpool, 2019
Animal (BOLDAAC) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Serrasalmus humeralis) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus humeralis Valenciennes, 1850
Myleus De Planquette; Myloplus De Planquette; Packoo; Pacu; Watau Ihle; Watau Takpilem (Myloplus planquettei) - Facts & Information
Myloplus planquettei Jégu, Keith & Le Bail, 2003
Animal (Myloplus tumukumak) - Facts & Information
Myloplus tumukumak Andrade, Jégu & Gama, 2018
Animal (Serrasalmus emarginatus) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus emarginatus (Jardine, 1841)
Pacu (Metynnis polystictus) - Facts & Information
Metynnis polystictus Zarske & Géry, 2008
Animal (Serrasalmus undulatus) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus undulatus (Jardine, 1841)
Animal (BOLDACX) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Tometes camunani) - Facts & Information
Tometes camunani Andrade, Giarrizzo & Jégu, 2013
Animal (Myloplus lobatus) - Facts & Information
Myloplus lobatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
Pampano De Rio (Mylossoma acanthogaster) - Facts & Information
Mylossoma acanthogaster (Valenciennes, 1850)
Curupeté; Pacu; Pacu-Borracha; Pacu-Couro-Seco; Pacu-De-Cachoeira; Pacu-Dente-Seco (Mylesinus paucisquamatus) - Facts & Information
Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu & Santos, 1988
Pacu (Acnodon senai) - Facts & Information
Acnodon senai Jégu & Santos, 1990
Animal (Serrasalmus altispinis) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus altispinis Merckx, Jégu & Santos, 2000
Animal (Serrasalmus gouldingi) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus gouldingi Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992
Animal (BOLDADH) - Facts & Information
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Pacu-Marreca; Pacuí; Silver Dollar (Metynnis mola) - Facts & Information
Metynnis mola Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
Animal (BOLDACR) - Facts & Information
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Animal (BOLDAAR) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Serrasalmus castellonae) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus castellonae Gallo-Cardozo, Careaga & Carvajal-Vallejos, 2025
Animal (Utiaritichthys sennaebragai) - Facts & Information
Utiaritichthys sennaebragai Miranda Ribeiro, 1937
Piranha Noir; Piranha-Preta; Redeye Piranha; Spotted Piranha (Serrasalmus rhombeus) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Piranha-Pacu; Piranha-Redonda (Serrasalmus serrulatus) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus serrulatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
Piranha (Serrasalmus hastatus) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus hastatus Fink & Machado-Allison, 2001
Animal (Piaractus orinoquensis) - Facts & Information
Piaractus orinoquensis Escobar L., Ota, Machado-Allison, Andrade-López, Farias & Hrbek, 2019
Animal (BOLDAAG) - Facts & Information
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Caribe Pinche (Serrasalmus irritans) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus irritans Peters, 1877
Pacuí; Silver Dollar (Metynnis cuiaba) - Facts & Information
Metynnis cuiaba Pavanelli, Ota & Petry, 2009
Animal (BOLDAAH) - Facts & Information
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Orinoco Silver Dollar (Metynnis orinocensis) - Facts & Information
Metynnis orinocensis (Steindachner, 1908)
Pacu (Utiaritichthys longidorsalis) - Facts & Information
Utiaritichthys longidorsalis Jégu, Tito de Morais & Santos, 1992
Animal (Serrasalmus nigricauda) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus nigricauda (Burmeister, 1861)
Animal (Mylossoma) - Facts & Information
Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
Garopa (Putumayo); Garopita; Manteiga; Pacú; Palometa (Orinoquia) (Mylossoma albiscopum) - Facts & Information
Mylossoma albiscopum (Cope, 1872)
Sheep Pacu (Acnodon oligacanthus) - Facts & Information
Acnodon oligacanthus (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Animal (Myloplus Gill) - Facts & Information
Myloplus Gill, 1896
Animal (BOLDACP) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Colossoma) - Facts & Information
Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
Pacupeba (Metynnis otuquensis) - Facts & Information
Metynnis otuquensis Ahl, 1923
Animal (Serrasalmus scotopterus) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus scotopterus (Jardine, 1841)
Animal (Mylossoma duriventre) - Facts & Information
Mylossoma duriventre (Cuvier, 1818)
Piranha-Vermelha (Pygocentrus nattereri) - Facts & Information
Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858
Animal (Myloplus rubripinnis) - Facts & Information
Myloplus rubripinnis rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Animal (BOLDACS) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Serrasalmus manueli) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus manueli (Fernández-Yépez & Ramírez, 1967)
Animal (Serrasalmus marginatus) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1837
Animal (Myleus latus) - Facts & Information
Myleus latus (Jardine, 1841)
Animal (Acnodon Eigenmann) - Facts & Information
Acnodon Eigenmann, 1903
Pacuí; Pacú-Marreca; Silver Dollar; Spotted Silver Dollar (Metynnis lippincottianus) - Facts & Information
Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope, 1870)
Caribe Pintado; Caribe De Morichal; Caribe De Nalsen; Morichal Piranha; Nalsen’S Piranha; Painted Caribbean (Serrasalmus nalseni) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus nalseni Fernández-Yépez, 1969
Animal (Myloplus nigrolineatus) - Facts & Information
Myloplus nigrolineatus Ota, Machado, Andrade, Collins, Farias & Hrbek, 2020
Animal (Tometes Valenciennes) - Facts & Information
Tometes Valenciennes, 1850
Animal (Pristobrycon striolatus) - Facts & Information
Pristobrycon striolatus (Steindachner, 1908)
Animal (Pristobrycon careospinus) - Facts & Information
Pristobrycon careospinus Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992
Pinch Piranha (Serrasalmus eigenmanni) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus eigenmanni Norman, 1929
Animal (BOLDAAJ) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Serrasalmus magallanesi) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus magallanesi Gallo-Cardozo, Maldonado, Careaga & Carvajal-Vallejos, 2024
Cavaca; Pirambeba (Serrasalmus brandtii) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus brandtii Lütken, 1875
Animal (BOLDAEG) - Facts & Information
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Animal (Serrasalmus hollandi) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus hollandi Eigenmann, 1915
Animal (Serrasalmus medinai) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus medinai Ramírez, 1965
Pacu-Marreca; Pacuí; Silver Dollar (Metynnis longipinnis) - Facts & Information
Metynnis longipinnis Zarske & Géry, 2008
Tometes De Le Bail (Tometes lebaili) - Facts & Information
Tometes lebaili Jégu, Keith & Belmont-Jégu, 2002
Animal (Metynnis hypsauchen) - Facts & Information
Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Animal (Serrasalmus compressus) - Facts & Information
Serrasalmus compressus Jégu, Leão & Santos, 1991