WoRMS taxon details
Serrasalmidae Bleeker, 1859
826583 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:826583)
accepted
Family
- Subfamily Colossomatinae Kolmann et al., 2021
- Genus Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
- Genus Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
- Genus Piaractus Eigenmann, 1903
- Genus Colosoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 accepted as Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Colosomma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 accepted as Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Melloina Amaral Campos, 1946 accepted as Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Mylosoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 accepted as Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Mylosomma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 accepted as Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
- Genus Reganina Fowler, 1907 accepted as Piaractus Eigenmann, 1903 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Waiteina Fowler, 1907 accepted as Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Wateina Fowler, 1907 accepted as Waiteina Fowler, 1907 accepted as Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subfamily Myleinae Eigenmann, 1903
- Genus Acnodon Eigenmann, 1903
- Genus Mylesinus Valenciennes, 1850
- Genus Myleus Müller & Troschel, 1844
- Genus Myloplus Gill, 1896
- Genus Ossubtus Jégu, 1992
- Genus Paramyloplus Norman, 1929
- Genus Prosomyleus Géry, 1972
- Genus Tometes Valenciennes, 1850
- Genus Utiaritichthys Miranda Ribeiro, 1937
- Genus Tomete Valenciennes, 1850 accepted as Tometes Valenciennes, 1850 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Utiarichthys Miranda Ribeiro, 1937 accepted as Utiaritichthys Miranda Ribeiro, 1937 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
- Subfamily Serrasalminae Bleeker, 1859
- Genus Catoprion Müller & Troschel, 1844
- Genus Metynnis Cope, 1878
- Genus Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel, 1844
- Genus Pygopristis Müller & Troschel, 1844
- Genus Serrasalmus Lacepède, 1803
- Genus Pristobrycon Eigenmann, 1915 accepted as Serrasalmus Lacepède, 1803 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Rooseveltiella Eigenmann, 1915 accepted as Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel, 1844 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Genus Serrasalme Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Serrasalmus Lacepède, 1803 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Serrasalmo Lacepède, 1803 accepted as Serrasalmus Lacepède, 1803 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Serrasalmidae Bleeker, 1859. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=826583 on 2026-09-28
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality