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Serrasalmus altuvei Ramírez, 1965

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Serrasalmus altuvei Ramírez, 1965
Name authority
Ramírez, 1965
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Characiformes
Family
Serrasalmidae
Genus
Serrasalmus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCharaciformes
  11. suborderCharacoidei
  12. familySerrasalmidae Bleeker, 1859
  13. subfamilySerrasalminae Bleeker, 1859
  14. genusSerrasalmus Lacepède, 1803
  15. speciesSerrasalmus altuvei Ramírez, 1965

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Serrasalmus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Serrasalmus eigenmanni Norman, 1929SerrasalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Serrasalmus elongatus Kner, 1858SerrasalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Serrasalmus gouldingi Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992SerrasalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Serrasalmus humeralis Valenciennes, 1850SerrasalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Serrasalmus manueli (Fernández-Yépez & Ramírez, 1967)SerrasalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Serrasalmus nigricauda Burmeister, 1861SerrasalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1766)SerrasalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Serrasalmus scotopterus Jardine, 1841SerrasalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Serrasalmus serrulatus (Valenciennes, 1850)SerrasalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Serrasalmus spilopleura Kner, 1858SerrasalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Serrasalmus undulatus Jardine, 1841SerrasalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Serrasalmus brandtii Lütken, 1875SerrasalmidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 95 records assigned to Serrasalmidae.

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.

  1. Ramírez, M. V. (1965). Serrasalmus altuvei un neuvo Serrasalmido para la fauna Neotropical. Evencias, No. 14: 1–4. 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:6YL6G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.