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Family: Serrasalmidae Piranhas and pacus



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Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 19.9 cm TL
Acnodon normani Gosline, 1951

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Acnodon normani
[Sheep-pacu]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Acnodon oligacanthus (Müller & Troschel, 1844)

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Acnodon oligacanthus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
 
Acnodon senai
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Catoprion mento (Cuvier, 1819)

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Catoprion mento
[Wimple piranha]

Photo by Lovshin, L.

South America
Max. Length 108 cm TL
Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1816)

Photo by Photo by Lovshin, L.
 
Colossoma macropomum
[Cachama]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
Metynnis altidorsalis Ahl, 1923

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Metynnis altidorsalis
[]

Photo by IBAMA

South America
Max. Length 14.0 cm SL
Metynnis argenteus Ahl, 1923

Photo by Photo by IBAMA
 
Metynnis argenteus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Metynnis cuiaba
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Metynnis fasciatus Ahl, 1931

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Metynnis fasciatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Metynnis guaporensis
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel, 1844)

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Metynnis hypsauchen
[Silver dollar]

Photo by Busson, F.

South America
Max. Length 16.4 cm SL
Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope, 1870)

Photo by Photo by Busson, F.
 
Metynnis lippincottianus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Metynnis longipinnis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
Metynnis luna Cope, 1878

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Metynnis luna
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Metynnis maculatus (Kner, 1858)

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Metynnis maculatus
[Spotted metynnis]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Metynnis mola Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Metynnis mola
[]
No picture found
 
Metynnis orinocensis
[]

Photo by Gartner, D.-P.

South America
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
Metynnis otuquensis Ahl, 1923

Photo by Photo by Gartner, D.-P.
 
Metynnis otuquensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.7 cm SL
 
Metynnis polystictus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35 cm SL
 
Mylesinus paraschomburgkii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 33.3 cm SL
 
Mylesinus paucisquamatus
[]
No picture found
 
Mylesinus schomburgkii
[]
No picture found
 
Myleus altipinnis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Myleus knerii
[]
No picture found
 
Myleus latus
[]

Photo by Alves, C.B.M.

South America
Max. Length 38 cm SL
Myleus micans (Lütken, 1875)

Photo by Photo by Alves, C.B.M.
 
Myleus micans
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Myleus pacu (Jardine, 1841)

Photo by Photo by Holm, E.
 
Myleus pacu
[]

Photo by Castro-Lima, F.

South America
Max. Length 28.7 cm SL
Myleus setiger Müller & Troschel, 1844

Photo by Photo by Castro-Lima, F.
 
Myleus setiger
[]

Photo by IBAMA

South America
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Myloplus arnoldi Ahl, 1936

Photo by Photo by IBAMA
 
Myloplus arnoldi
[]

Photo by de Gasperis, F.

South America
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844)

Photo by Photo by de Gasperis, F.
 
Myloplus asterias
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Myloplus levis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
 
Myloplus lobatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 33.8 cm SL
 
Myloplus lucienae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.8 cm SL
 
Myloplus nigrolineatus
[Blackline myleus]

Photo by Le Bail, P.-Y

South America
Max. Length 58 cm SL
Myloplus planquettei Jégu, Keith & Le Bail, 2003

Photo by Photo by Le Bail, P.-Y
 
Myloplus planquettei
[]

Photo by Irtz, P.

South America
Max. Length 41.5 cm TL
Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844)

Photo by Photo by Irtz, P.
 
Myloplus rubripinnis
[Redhook myleus]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

South America
Max. Length 42 cm SL
Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841)

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Myloplus schomburgkii
[Disk tetra]

Photo by Ponton, D.

South America
Max. Length 23.1 cm SL
Myloplus ternetzi (Norman, 1929)

Photo by Photo by Ponton, D.
 
Myloplus ternetzi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.3 cm SL
 
Myloplus tiete
[]

Photo by Castro-Lima, F.

South America
Max. Length 29.4 cm SL
Myloplus torquatus (Kner, 1858)

Photo by Photo by Castro-Lima, F.
 
Myloplus torquatus
[]
No picture found
 
Myloplus zorroi
[]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 28.5 cm SL
Mylossoma acanthogaster (Valenciennes, 1850)

Photo by Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Mylossoma acanthogaster
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.2 cm SL
 
Mylossoma albiscopum
[]

Photo by IBAMA

South America
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Mylossoma aureum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Photo by Photo by IBAMA
 
Mylossoma aureum
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Mylossoma duriventre (Cuvier, 1818)

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Mylossoma duriventre
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25.6 cm
 
Mylossoma unimaculatum
[]

Photo by Childs, K.

South America
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Ossubtus xinguense Jégu, 1992

Photo by Photo by Childs, K.
 
Ossubtus xinguense
[]

Photo by Jinkings, K.

South America
Max. Length 88 cm TL
Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)

Photo by Photo by Jinkings, K.
 
Piaractus brachypomus
[Pirapitinga]

Photo by Lovshin, L.

South America
Max. Length 40.5 cm SL
Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887)

Photo by Photo by Lovshin, L.
 
Piaractus mesopotamicus
[Pacu]
No picture found
 
Piaractus orinoquensis
[]

Photo by WWW.OPEFE.COM

South America

Pristobrycon aureus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

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Pristobrycon aureus
[]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

South America
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Pristobrycon calmoni (Steindachner, 1908)

Photo by Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Pristobrycon calmoni
[]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
Pristobrycon careospinus Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992

Photo by Photo by Mikolji, I.
 
Pristobrycon careospinus
[]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 24.8 cm SL
Pristobrycon maculipinnis Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992

Photo by Photo by Mikolji, I.
 
Pristobrycon maculipinnis
[]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 20.1 cm TL
Pristobrycon striolatus (Steindachner, 1908)

Photo by Photo by Mikolji, I.
 
Pristobrycon striolatus
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 40.7 cm TL
Prosomyleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier, 1818)

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Prosomyleus rhomboidalis
[]

Photo by Fürderer, H.

South America
Max. Length 27.9 cm TL
Pygocentrus cariba (Humboldt, 1821)

Photo by Photo by Fürderer, H.
 
Pygocentrus cariba
[Black spot piranha]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

South America
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858

Photo by Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Pygocentrus nattereri
[Red piranha]
No picture found
 
Pygocentrus palometa
[]

Photo by Magallanes, F.

South America
Max. Length 38 cm SL
Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier, 1819)

Photo by Photo by Magallanes, F.
 
Pygocentrus piraya
[San Francisco piranha]

Photo by Busson, F.

South America
Max. Length 21.5 cm TL
Pygopristis denticulata (Cuvier, 1819)

Photo by Photo by Busson, F.
 
Pygopristis denticulata
[Lobetoothed piranha]

Photo by WWW.OPEFE.COM

South America
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Serrasalmus altispinis Merckx, Jégu & Santos, 2000

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Serrasalmus altispinis
[]

Photo by WWW.OPEFE.COM

South America
Max. Length 17.3 cm SL
Serrasalmus altuvei Ramírez, 1965

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Serrasalmus altuvei
[]
No picture found
 
Serrasalmus auriventris
[]

Photo by Nielson, R.

South America
Max. Length 29.1 cm SL
Serrasalmus brandtii Lütken, 1875

Photo by Photo by Nielson, R.
 
Serrasalmus brandtii
[White piranha]

Photo by WWW.OPEFE.COM

South America
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Serrasalmus compressus Jégu, Leão & Santos, 1991

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Serrasalmus compressus
[]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Serrasalmus eigenmanni Norman, 1929

Photo by Photo by Mikolji, I.
 
Serrasalmus eigenmanni
[]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Serrasalmus elongatus Kner, 1858

Photo by Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Serrasalmus elongatus
[Slender piranha]
No picture found
 
Serrasalmus emarginatus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 18.1 cm SL
Serrasalmus geryi Jégu & Santos, 1988

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Serrasalmus geryi
[]

Photo by Germeau, G./ Doumont, Y.

South America
Max. Length 25.5 cm SL
Serrasalmus gibbus Castelnau, 1855

Photo by Photo by Germeau, G./ Doumont, Y.
 
Serrasalmus gibbus
[]

Photo by Lysikatos, D.

South America
Max. Length 27.9 cm SL
Serrasalmus gouldingi Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992

Photo by Photo by Lysikatos, D.
 
Serrasalmus gouldingi
[]

Photo by WWW.OPEFE.COM

South America
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Serrasalmus hastatus Fink & Machado-Allison, 2001

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Serrasalmus hastatus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Serrasalmus hollandi Eigenmann, 1915

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Serrasalmus hollandi
[]

Photo by IGFA

South America
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Serrasalmus humeralis Valenciennes, 1850

Photo by Photo by IGFA
 
Serrasalmus humeralis
[Pirambeba]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
Serrasalmus irritans Peters, 1877

Photo by Photo by Mikolji, I.
 
Serrasalmus irritans
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 34.5 cm TL
Serrasalmus maculatus Kner, 1858

Photo by Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Serrasalmus maculatus
[]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

South America
Max. Length 36 cm SL
Serrasalmus manueli (Fernández-Yépez & Ramírez, 1967)

Photo by Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Serrasalmus manueli
[]

Photo by Janzon, L.-A.

South America
Max. Length 32.4 cm TL
Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1837

Photo by Photo by Janzon, L.-A.
 
Serrasalmus marginatus
[]

Photo by WWW.OPEFE.COM

South America
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
Serrasalmus medinai Ramírez, 1965

Photo by Photo by WWW.OPEFE.COM
 
Serrasalmus medinai
[]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
Serrasalmus nalseni Fernández-Yépez, 1969

Photo by Photo by Mikolji, I.
 
Serrasalmus nalseni
[]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Serrasalmus neveriensis Machado-Allison, Fink, López Rojas & Rodenas, 1993

Photo by Photo by Mikolji, I.
 
Serrasalmus neveriensis
[]
No picture found
 
Serrasalmus nigricans
[]
No picture found
 
Serrasalmus nigricauda
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.7 cm SL
 
Serrasalmus odyssei
[]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 41.5 cm SL
Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Photo by Mikolji, I.
 
Serrasalmus rhombeus
[Redeye piranha]

Photo by WWW.OPEFE.COM

South America
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
Serrasalmus sanchezi Géry, 1964

Photo by Photo by WWW.OPEFE.COM
 
Serrasalmus sanchezi
[]
No picture found
 
Serrasalmus scotopterus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Serrasalmus serrulatus (Valenciennes, 1850)

Photo by Photo by JJPhoto
 
Serrasalmus serrulatus
[]

Photo by Teixeira de Mello, F.

South America
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Serrasalmus spilopleura Kner, 1858

Photo by Photo by Teixeira de Mello, F.
 
Serrasalmus spilopleura
[Speckled piranha]
No picture found
 
Serrasalmus stagnatilis
[]
No picture found
 
Serrasalmus undulatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
 
Tometes ancylorhynchus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 91.1 cm SL
 
Tometes camunani
[]

Photo by Petersen, P.

South America
Max. Length 48 cm TL
Tometes kranponhah Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016

Photo by Photo by Petersen, P.
 
Tometes kranponhah
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 51.2 cm SL
Tometes lebaili Jégu, Keith & Belmont-Jégu, 2002

Photo by Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Tometes lebaili
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 37.9 cm SL
 
Tometes makue
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 35.2 cm SL
 
Tometes siderocarajensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 43 cm SL
 
Tometes trilobatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 26 cm SL
 
Utiaritichthys esguiceroi
[]

Photo by Andrade, M.C.

South America
Max. Length 20.3 cm SL
Utiaritichthys longidorsalis Jégu, Tito de Morais & Santos, 1992

Photo by Photo by Andrade, M.C.
 
Utiaritichthys longidorsalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 32.2 cm SL
 
Utiaritichthys sennaebragai
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acnodon normani Sheep-pacu South America 19.9 TL 1951
Acnodon oligacanthus South America 20 TL 1844
Acnodon senai South America 13.2 SL 1990
Catoprion mento Wimple piranha South America 15 SL 1819
Colossoma macropomum Cachama South America 108 TL 1816
Metynnis altidorsalis South America 11.2 SL 1923
Metynnis argenteus South America 14.0 SL 1923
Metynnis cuiaba South America 14.3 SL 2009
Metynnis fasciatus South America 5.8 SL 1931
Metynnis guaporensis South America 16 SL 1915
Metynnis hypsauchen Silver dollar South America 18 SL 1844
Metynnis lippincottianus South America 16.4 SL 1870
Metynnis longipinnis South America 6.7 SL 2008
Metynnis luna South America 12.9 SL 1878
Metynnis maculatus Spotted metynnis South America 18 TL 1858
Metynnis mola South America 15 TL 1903
Metynnis orinocensis South America 1908
Metynnis otuquensis South America 8.7 SL 1923
Metynnis polystictus South America 16.7 SL 2008
Mylesinus paraschomburgkii South America 35 SL 1989
Mylesinus paucisquamatus South America 33.3 SL 1988
Mylesinus schomburgkii South America 1850
Myleus altipinnis South America 1850
Myleus knerii South America 12.1 SL 1881
Myleus latus South America 1841
Myleus micans South America 38 SL 1875
Myleus pacu South America 20 TL 1841
Myleus setiger South America 28.7 SL 1844
Myloplus arnoldi South America 33 TL 1936
Myloplus asterias South America 25 TL 1844
Myloplus levis South America 20 SL 1907
Myloplus lobatus South America 24.5 SL 1850
Myloplus lucienae South America 33.8 SL 2016
Myloplus nigrolineatus Blackline myleus South America 23.8 SL 2020
Myloplus planquettei South America 58 SL 2003
Myloplus rubripinnis Redhook myleus South America 41.5 TL 1844
Myloplus schomburgkii Disk tetra South America 42 SL 1841
Myloplus ternetzi South America 23.1 SL 1929
Myloplus tiete South America 16.3 SL 1900
Myloplus torquatus South America 29.4 SL 1858
Myloplus zorroi South America 2016
Mylossoma acanthogaster South America 28.5 SL 1850
Mylossoma albiscopum South America 24.2 SL 1872
Mylossoma aureum South America 20 TL 1829
Mylossoma duriventre South America 25 SL 1818
Mylossoma unimaculatum South America 25.6 1908
Ossubtus xinguense South America 25 TL 1992
Piaractus brachypomus Pirapitinga South America 88 TL 1818
Piaractus mesopotamicus Pacu South America 40.5 SL 1887
Piaractus orinoquensis South America 2019
Pristobrycon aureus South America 1829
Pristobrycon calmoni South America 15 TL 1908
Pristobrycon careospinus South America 11.1 SL 1992
Pristobrycon maculipinnis South America 24.8 SL 1992
Pristobrycon striolatus South America 20.1 TL 1908
Prosomyleus rhomboidalis South America 40.7 TL 1818
Pygocentrus cariba Black spot piranha South America 27.9 TL 1821
Pygocentrus nattereri Red piranha South America 50 SL 1858
Pygocentrus palometa South America 1850
Pygocentrus piraya San Francisco piranha South America 38 SL 1819
Pygopristis denticulata Lobetoothed piranha South America 21.5 TL 1819
Serrasalmus altispinis South America 21 TL 2000
Serrasalmus altuvei South America 17.3 SL 1965
Serrasalmus auriventris South America 1861
Serrasalmus brandtii White piranha South America 29.1 SL 1875
Serrasalmus compressus South America 19 SL 1991
Serrasalmus eigenmanni South America 35 SL 1929
Serrasalmus elongatus Slender piranha South America 30 TL 1858
Serrasalmus emarginatus South America 1841
Serrasalmus geryi South America 18.1 SL 1988
Serrasalmus gibbus South America 25.5 SL 1855
Serrasalmus gouldingi South America 27.9 SL 1992
Serrasalmus hastatus South America 15.5 SL 2001
Serrasalmus hollandi South America 18.5 SL 1915
Serrasalmus humeralis Pirambeba South America 20 SL 1850
Serrasalmus irritans South America 13.8 SL 1877
Serrasalmus maculatus South America 34.5 TL 1858
Serrasalmus manueli South America 36 SL 1967
Serrasalmus marginatus South America 32.4 TL 1837
Serrasalmus medinai South America 14.8 SL 1965
Serrasalmus nalseni South America 12.6 SL 1969
Serrasalmus neveriensis South America 18 SL 1993
Serrasalmus nigricans South America 1829
Serrasalmus nigricauda South America 1861
Serrasalmus odyssei South America 16.7 SL 2010
Serrasalmus rhombeus Redeye piranha South America 41.5 SL 1766
Serrasalmus sanchezi South America 11.4 SL 1964
Serrasalmus scotopterus South America 1841
Serrasalmus serrulatus South America 19 SL 1850
Serrasalmus spilopleura Speckled piranha South America 26 TL 1858
Serrasalmus stagnatilis South America 1841
Serrasalmus undulatus South America 1841
Tometes ancylorhynchus South America 39.5 TL 2016
Tometes camunani South America 91.1 SL 2013
Tometes kranponhah South America 48 TL 2016
Tometes lebaili South America 51.2 SL 2002
Tometes makue South America 37.9 SL 2002
Tometes siderocarajensis South America 35.2 SL 2017
Tometes trilobatus South America 43 SL 1850
Utiaritichthys esguiceroi South America 26 SL 2014
Utiaritichthys longidorsalis South America 20.3 SL 1992
Utiaritichthys sennaebragai South America 32.2 SL 1937



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