Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Myloplus asterias, the redgill pacu, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the pacus and piranhas. This fish is found in northern South America.
Wikipedia contributors, Myloplus asterias; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:15:22.295860+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
- Name authority
- (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
- Genus
- Myloplus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familySerrasalmidae Bleeker, 1859
- subfamilyMyleinae Eigenmann, 1903
- genusMyloplus Gill, 1896
- speciesMyloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myloplus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Myloplus levis (Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus lobatus (Valenciennes, 1850) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus planquettei Jégu, Keith & Le Bail, 2003 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus zorroi Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus tiete (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus nigrolineatus Ota, Machado, Andrade, Collins, Farias & Hrbek, 2020 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus arnoldi Ahl, 1936 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus lucienae Andrade, Ota, Bastos & Jégu, 2016 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus ternetzi (Norman, 1929) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus torquatus (Kner, 1858) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Myletes asterias Müller & Troschel, 1844 Müller & Troschel, 1844 | synonym |
| Myletes ellipticus Günther, 1864 Günther, 1864 | synonym |
| Myleus schultzi (Ahl, 1938) (Ahl, 1938) | synonym |
| Myleus gurupyensis Steindachner, 1911 Steindachner, 1911 | synonym |
| Myloplus schulzei Ahl, 1938 Ahl, 1938 | synonym |
| Tomete maculatus Amaral Campos, 1944 Amaral Campos, 1944 | synonym |
| Myleus ellipticus (Günther, 1864) (Günther, 1864) | synonym |
| Myleus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844) (Müller & Troschel, 1844) | synonym |
| Tometes maculatus Amaral Campos, 1944 Amaral Campos, 1944 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1014997 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4547H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.