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INFORMATION: genus Acnodon
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Acnodon
normani
Gosline 1951
Amazon, Xingu and Tocantins R. basins, Brazil
Sheep pacu |
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Acnodon
oligacanthus
Müller & Troschel 1844
Northern Guiana Shield rivers: French Guiana,
Guyana and Suriname
Sheep pacu |
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INFORMATION:
genus Colossoma
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Colossoma
macropomum
Cuvier 1816
Amazon and Orinoco basins, introduced
elsewhere: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. Introduced or
raised in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Jamaica and Panama
Vulgar name: Tambaqui |
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INFORMATION: genus Piaractus
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Piaractus brachypomus
Cuvier 1818
Amazon and Orinoco R. basins: Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela
Vulgar name: Pirapitinga |
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Piaractus
mesopotamicus
Holmberg 1887
Paraguay-Paraná R. basin: Argentina, Boliva,
Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
Vulgar name: Pirapitinga |
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INFORMATION: genus Mylesinus
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Mylesinus paraschomburgkii
Jégu, Santos & Ferreira 1989
Left tributaries of lower Amazon R., Araguaia
R.: Brazil |
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Mylesinus
paucisquamatus
Jégu & Santos 1988
Tocantins R. basin, Brazil |
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Mylesinus schomburgkii
Valenciennes 1850
Essequibo and Orinoco R. basins: Guyana and
Venezuela |
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INFORMATION: genus Myleus
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Myleus altipinnis
Valenciennes 1850
Săo Franciso R. basin, Brazil |
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Myleus
arnoldi
Ahl 1936
Amazon, Xingu and Tocantins R. basins, Brazil |
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Myleus knerii
Steindachner 1881
Maroni R. basin, French Guiana |
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Myleus levis
Eigenmann & McAtee 1907
Paraguay-Paraná R. basin: Brazil and Paraguay
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Myleus lobatus
Valenciennes 1850
Amazon and Orinoco R. basins: Brazil, Peru and
Venezuela
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Myleus micans
Lütken 1875
Săo Francisco R. basin, Brazil
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Myleus pacu
Jardine & Schomburgk 1841
Essequibo R., Guyana
Type unique
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Myleus
rhomboidalis
Cuvier 1818
Amazon R. basin and n. and e. Guiana Shield
rivers: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela |
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Myleus
schomburgkii
Jardine & Schomburgki 1941
Middle and lower Amazon R. basin, Nanay R.,
upper Orinoco R. basin: Brazil, Peru, Suriname (?) and Venezuela
Vulgar name: Disc tetra |
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Myleus setiger
Müller & Troschel 1844
Tributaries of lower and middle Amazon R.
basin, orinoco R. basin, upper Orinoco R. and tributaries, and n. and e.
Guiana Shield rivers: Brazil, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela |
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Myleus ternetzi
Norman 1929
French Guiana |
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Myleus tiete
Eigenmann & Norris 1900
Paraguay-Paraná R. basin: Argentina, Brazil
and Paraguay |
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Myleus torquatus
Kner 1858
Amazon, Negro and Orinoco R. basins: Brazil and
Venezuela |
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INFORMATION: genus Myloplus
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Myloplus asterias
Müller & Troschel 1844
Amazon R. basin, n. and e. Guiana Shield
rivers: Argentina, Brazil and Guyana |
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Myloplus planquettei
Jégu, Keith & Le Bail 2003
Mana and Maroni basins, French Guiana and
Surinam, and Essequibo basin, Guiana |
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Myloplus
rubripinnis
Müller & Troschel, 1844
Guyana
Vulgar name: Redhook Myleus |
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INFORMATION: genus Mylossoma
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Mylossoma
acanthogaster
Valenciennes 1850
Lake Maracaibo basin, Venezuela |
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Mylossoma aureum
Spix & Agassiz 1829
Brazil
Fig
1, Fig 2 and Fig 3 |
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Mylossoma duriventre
Cuvier 1818
Amazon, Orinoco and Paraguay-Paraná R. basins:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and
Venezuela
Fig 1, Fig 2, Fig 3,
Fig 4,
and Fig 5 |
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INFORMATION: genus Ossubtus
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Ossubtus xinguense
Jégu 1992
Xingu R. basin, Brazil
Vulgar name: Parrot pacu |
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INFORMATION: genus Tometes
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Tometes
lebaili
Jégu, Keith & Belmont-Jégu 2002
Guianas and Suriname |
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Tometes makue
Jégu, Santos & Belmont-Jégu 2002
Middle and upper Negro R. and Orinoco R.
basins: Brazil and Venezuela |
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Tometes trilobatus
Valenciennes 1850
Northeastern Guiana Shield rivers: Brazil and
French Guiana |
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INFORMATION: genus Utiaritichthys
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Utiaritichthys longidorsalis
Jégu, Tito de Morais & Santos 1992
Madeira R. basin, Brazil |
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Utiaritichthys sennaebragai
Miranda Ribeiro 1937
Right tributaries of middle and lower
Amazon R. and lower Orinoco R. basin: Brazil and Venezuela |
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