Mylossoma aureum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
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
Mylossoma aureum is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the piranhas, pacus and related fishes. These fishes are found in the Amazon and Orinoco Basins in South America.
Wikipedia contributors, Mylossoma aureum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:15:30.223578+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Mylossoma aureum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
- Genus
- Mylossoma
- 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
- subfamilyColossomatinae Kolmann et al., 2021
- genusMylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
- speciesMylossoma aureum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Mylossoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Mylossoma acanthogaster (Valenciennes, 1850) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mylossoma duriventre (Cuvier, 1818) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mylossoma unimaculatum (Steindachner, 1908) | 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 aureus Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Spix & Agassiz, 1829 | synonym |
| Myletes herniarius Cope, 1872 Cope, 1872 | synonym |
| Mylosomma ventriosa Norman, 1929 Norman, 1929 | synonym |
| Mylossoma ventriosa Norman, 1929 Norman, 1929 | 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=1020515 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:45484. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.