VALID SPECIES LIST - PHYTOPHAGOUS SERRASALMINAE
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INFORMATION: genus Acnodon |
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Gosline 1951 Amazon, Xingu and Tocantins R. basins, Brazil Sheep pacu |
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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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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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Cuvier 1818 Amazon and Orinoco R. basins: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela Vulgar name: Pirapitinga |
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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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Jégu, Santos & Ferreira 1989 Left tributaries of lower Amazon R., Araguaia R.: Brazil |
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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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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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Cuvier 1818 Amazon R. basin and n. and e. Guiana Shield rivers: Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela |
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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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Norman 1929 French Guiana |
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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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Müller & Troschel, 1844 Guyana Vulgar name: Redhook Myleus |
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INFORMATION: genus Mylossoma |
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Valenciennes 1850 Lake Maracaibo basin, Venezuela |
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Mylossoma aureum Spix & Agassiz 1829 Brazil |
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Mylossoma duriventre Cuvier 1818 Amazon, Orinoco and Paraguay-Paraná R. basins: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela |
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INFORMATION: genus Ossubtus |
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Jégu 1992 Xingu R. basin, Brazil Vulgar name: Parrot pacu |
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INFORMATION: genus Tometes |
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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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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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Paulo Petry Bio-Amazonia.
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