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Upland Pacus
Myleinae
The Serrasalmidae (serrasalmids) are a family of characiform fishes native to freshwater habitats of South America. They include more than 90 species. The name means "serrated salmon family", which refers to the serrated keel running along the belly of these fish. Fish classified as Serrasalmidae are also known by these common names: pacu, piranha, and silver dollar. These common names generally designate differing dental characteristics and feeding habits.
9 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 42 known species
Myloplus
genusMyloplus
Paramyloplus
genusParamyloplus
Prosomyleus
genusProsomyleus
Myleus
genusMyleus
Tometes
genusTometes
Acnodon
genusAcnodon
Utiaritichthys
genusUtiaritichthys
Mylesinus
genusMylesinus
Ossubtus
genusOssubtus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1303645.