Mylossoma duriventre (Cuvier, 1818)
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 duriventre, the silver mylossoma, is a species of freshwater serrasalmid fish endemic to tropical and subtropical South America. It grows to a maximum length of about 25 cm (10 in) and a weight of 1 kg (2.2 lb). It is the subject of a local fishery, being known as 'pacu' in Brazil and 'palometa' in Venezuela (names it shares with several relatives).
Wikipedia contributors, Mylossoma duriventre; 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 duriventre (Cuvier, 1818)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1818)
- 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 duriventre (Cuvier, 1818)
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 aureum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) | 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 duriventris Cuvier, 1818 Cuvier, 1818 | synonym |
| Mylosoma ocellatum Eigenmann, 1915 Eigenmann, 1915 | synonym |
| Mylossoma duriventri (Cuvier, 1818) (Cuvier, 1818) | synonym |
| Mylossoma ocellatum Eigenmann, 1915 Eigenmann, 1915 | synonym |
| Mylossoma duriventris orbignyanum (Valenciennes, 1850) (Valenciennes, 1850) | synonym |
| Salmo trigintaradiatus Larrañaga, 1923 Larrañaga, 1923 | synonym |
| Myletes orbignyanus Valenciennes, 1850 Valenciennes, 1850 | synonym |
| Salmo 30-radiatus Larrañaga, 1923 Larrañaga, 1923 | synonym |
| Mylosomma paraguayensis Norman, 1929 Norman, 1929 | synonym |
| Mylossoma argenteum Ahl, 1928 Ahl, 1928 | synonym |
| Mylossoma duriventris (Cuvier, 1818) (Cuvier, 1818) | synonym |
| Mylossoma orbignyanum (Valenciennes, 1850) (Valenciennes, 1850) | synonym |
| Mylossoma paraguayense Norman, 1929 Norman, 1929 | synonym |
| Mylossoma paraguayensis 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=1016059 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:45485. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.