Myloplus torquatus (Kner, 1858)
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 torquatus, orangefin pacu, is a medium to large omnivorous fish of the family Serrasalmidae from South America, where it is found in the Amazon, the Rio Negro and the Orinoco basins. They are also one of the fish referred to as "silver dollars".
These fish are capable of delivering serious bites to humans.
Wikipedia contributors, Myloplus torquatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:15:30.222580+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myloplus torquatus (Kner, 1858)
- Name authority
- (Kner, 1858)
- 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 torquatus (Kner, 1858)
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 asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Myletes torquatus Kner, 1858 Kner, 1858 | synonym |
| Myleus torquatus (Kner, 1858) (Kner, 1858) | 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=1021332 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:4547V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.