Piaractus brachypomus (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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1818)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
- Genus
- Piaractus
- 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
- genusPiaractus Eigenmann, 1903
- speciesPiaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Piaractus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Piaractus orinoquensis Escobar L., Ota, Machado-Allison, Andrade-López, Farias & Hrbek, 2019 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Piaractus brachipomus (Cuvier, 1818) (Cuvier, 1818) | synonym |
| Piaractus briachypumus (Cuvier, 1818) (Cuvier, 1818) | synonym |
| Reganina bidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) | synonym |
| Wateina fowleri Amaral Campos, 1946 Amaral Campos, 1946 | synonym |
| Salmo pacu Kner, 1860 Kner, 1860 | synonym |
| Colossoma branchypomus (Cuvier, 1818) (Cuvier, 1818) | synonym |
| Myletes bidens Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Spix & Agassiz, 1829 | synonym |
| Myletes brachypomus Cuvier, 1818 Cuvier, 1818 | synonym |
| Colossoma brachypomum (Cuvier, 1818) (Cuvier, 1818) | synonym |
| Myletes paco Humboldt, 1821 Humboldt, 1821 | synonym |
| Colossoma bidens (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) | synonym |
| Colossoma paco (Humboldt, 1821) (Humboldt, 1821) | 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=1022721 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:4HPKY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.