Piaractus
| Piaractus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Piaractus brachypomu | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Piaractus C. H. Eigenmann, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Myletes brachypomus G. Cuvier, 1817 | |
Piaractus is a genus of serrasalmid from South America.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Piaractus brachypomus (G. Cuvier, 1818) (Pirapatinga)
- Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887) (Pacu)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Piaractus in FishBase. April 2013 version.