Piaractus brachypomus

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Piaractus brachypomus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Characiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Piaractus
Species: Piaractus brachypomus

Name

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Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)

Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8627

Type locality: Brazil

Etymology: From brachy (= short), and pomum (= operculum), referring to shorter operculum compared to Colossoma macropomum. From: The ETYFish Project.

Synonyms

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References

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Vernacular names

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English: Red-bellied Pacu, Pirapitinga
español: Paco
português: Pirapitinga, Caranha