Piaractus

Piaractus
Piaractus brachypomus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Piaractus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1903
Type species
Myletes brachypomus
G. Cuvier, 1817

Piaractus is a genus of serrasalmid from South America.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Piaractus in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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