Pygocentrus palometa Valenciennes, 1850
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
- Pygocentrus palometa Valenciennes, 1850
- Name authority
- Valenciennes, 1850
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
- Genus
- Pygocentrus
- 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
- subfamilySerrasalminae Bleeker, 1859
- genusPygocentrus Müller & Troschel, 1844
- speciesPygocentrus palometa Valenciennes, 1850
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pygocentrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pygocentrus cariba (Humboldt, 1821) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier, 1819) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes. A. (1850). Histoire naturelle des poissons, Tome vingt-deuxième. Suite de la famille des Salmonoïdes. Table Générale de l’Histoire Naturelle Des Poissons, (pp. 1–91). v. 22: i–xx + 1 p. + 1–532 + 1–91, Pls. 634–650. [Valenciennes authored volume. Published as “1849”. i–xvi + 1–395, index 1–81 (+ 1) in Strasbourg edition.]. 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:4QP45. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.