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Serrasalmidae
Taxonomy
Serrasalmidae was named by Günther (1864). It is extant.
It was assigned to Characiformes by Fink and Fink (1981); to Characoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Erythrinoidea by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Characiformes by Fink and Fink (1981); to Characoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Erythrinoidea by Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1864 | Serrasalmidae Günther |
| 1981 | Serrasalmidae Fink and Fink |
| 2013 | Serrasalmidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Serrasalmidae Nelson et al. p. 198 |
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Fm. Serrasalmidae Günther 1864
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G. Mylossoma Eigenmann and Kennedy 1903
G. Piaractus Eigenmann 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available