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Piaractus

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Piaractus
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Piaractus
Genus recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia FI, wikipedia CA, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, Colombia Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Venezuela Species List, wikipedia EU, Arabian Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, wikipedia MS, NCBI, United States Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Piaractus
Recognized by Flickr Group
Piaractus Eigenmann 1903
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, and GBIF data coverage

Alternative Names

Myletes edulis Castelnau 1855
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Piaractus orinoquensis Escobar Lizarazo, Ota, Machado-Allison, Andrade-López, Farias, Hrbek & Hrbek 2019
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Piaractus
Harvest ancestor according to GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records Brazil, iNaturalist, Fishbase, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Piaractus (Cuvier 1818)
Authority according to NCBI

Common Names

Chinese

巨脂鲤属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Пиарактус preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

สกุลปลาคู้ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Пиарактус preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

巨脂鲤属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Piaractus

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Characiformes
Characoidei
Serrasalmidae
Piaractus (this page)
Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier 1818)
Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg 1887)
Acnodon
Catoprion
Colossoma
Metynnis
Mylesinus
Myleus
Myloplus
Mylossoma
Ossubtus
Pristobrycon
Pygocentrus
Pygopristis
Serrasalmus
Tometes
Utiaritichthys

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Characiformes
Serrasalmidae
Piaractus (this page)
Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier 1818)
Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg 1887)
Acnodon
Catoprion
Colossoma
Metynnis
Mylesinus
Myleus
Myloplus
Mylossoma
Ossubtus
Pristobrycon
Pygocentrus
Pygopristis
Serrasalmus
Tometes
Utiaritichthys

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Piaractus (this page)
Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier 1818)
Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg 1887)
Acnodon
Catoprion
Colossoma
Metynnis
Mylesinus
Myleus
Myloplus
Mylossoma
Ossubtus
Pristobrycon
Pygocentrus
Pygopristis
Serrasalmus
Tometes
Utiaritichthys

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Characiformes
Characoidei
Serrasalmidae
Piaractus (this page)
Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier 1818)
Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg 1887)
Acnodon
Catoprion
Colossoma
Metynnis
Mylesinus
Myleus
Myloplus
Mylossoma
Ossubtus
Pristobrycon
Pygocentrus
Pygopristis
Serrasalmus
Tometes
Utiaritichthys

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Piaractus (this page)
Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier 1818)
Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg 1887)
Acnodon
Catoprion
Colossoma
Metynnis
Mylesinus
Myleus
Myloplus
Mylossoma
Ossubtus
Pristobrycon
Pygocentrus
Pygopristis
Serrasalmus
Tometes
Utiaritichthys

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Characiformes
Serrasalmidae
Piaractus Eigenmann 1903 (this page)
Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier 1818)
Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg 1887)
Acnodon Eigenmann 1903
Catoprion Müller & Troschel 1844
Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903
Megapiranha Cione, Dahdul, Lundberg & Machado-Allison 2009
Metynnis Cope 1878
Mylesinus Valenciennes 1850
Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844
Myloplus Gill 1896
Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903
Ossubtus Jégu 1992
Pristobrycon Eigenmann 1915
Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel 1844
Pygopristis Müller & Troschel 1844
Serrasalmus Lacépède 1803
Tometes Valenciennes 1850
Utiaritichthys Miranda-Ribeiro 1937

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Ostariophysi
Characiformes
Characidae
Piaractus Eigenmann 1903 (this page)
Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier 1817)
Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg 1887)
Acanthocharax Eigenmann 1912
Acestrocephalus Eigenmann 1910
Acinocheirodon Malabarba & Weitzman 1999
Acnodon Eigenmann 1903
Acrobrycon Eigenmann & Pearson ex Pearson 1924
Agoniates Müller & Troschel 1845
Ammocryptocharax Weitzman & Kanazawa 1976
Aphyocharacidium Géry 1960
Aphyocheirodon Eigenmann 1915
Aphyodite Eigenmann 1912
Argopleura Eigenmann 1913
Astyanacinus Eigenmann 1907
Astyanax Baird & Girard 1854
Atopomesus Myers 1927
Attonitus Vari & Ortega 2000
Aulixidens Böhlke 1952
Bario Myers 1940
Brachychalcinus Boulenger 1892
Bramocharax Gill ex Gill & Bransford 1877
Brittanichthys Géry 1965
Bryconacidnus Myers ex Eigenmann & Myers 1929
Bryconamericus Eigenmann ex Eigenmann, McAtee & Ward 1907
Bryconella Géry 1965
Bryconexodon Géry 1980
Bryconops Kner 1858
Caiapobrycon Malabarba & Vari 2000
Carlana Strand 1928
Catoprion Müller & Troschel 1844
Ceratobranchia Eigenmann ex Eigenmann, Henn & Wilson 1914
Chalceus Cuvier 1818
Characidae Children
Characidium Reinhardt 1867
Charax Scopoli 1777
Cheirodon Girard 1855
Cheirodontops Schultz 1944
Chilobrycon Géry & de Rham 1981
Chrysobrycon Weitzman & Menezes 1998
Clupeacharax Pearson 1924
Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903
Compsura Eigenmann 1915
Coptobrycon Géry 1966
Corynopoma Gill 1858
Creagrutus Günther 1864
Crenuchus Günther 1863
Cyanocharax Malabarba & Weitzman 2003
Cynopotamus Valenciennes ex Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850
Deuterodon Eigenmann ex Eigenmann, McAtee & Ward 1907
Diapoma Cope 1894
Elachocharax Myers 1927
Engraulisoma Castro 1981
Galeocharax Fowler 1910
Genycharax Eigenmann 1912
Gephyrocharax Eigenmann 1912
Geryichthys Zarske 1997
Glandulocauda Eigenmann 1911
Gnathocharax Fowler 1913
Grundulus Valenciennes ex Cuvier & Valenciennes 1846
Gymnocharacinus Steindachner 1903
Gymnocorymbus Eigenmann 1908
Gymnotichthys Fernández-Yépez 1950
Hasemania Ellis 1911
Hemibrycon Günther 1864
Hemigrammus Gill 1858
Henochilus Garman 1890
Heterocharax Eigenmann 1912
Heterocheirodon Malabarba 1998
Hollandichthys Eigenmann 1910
Hoplocharax Géry 1966
Hyphessobrycon Durbin ex Eigenmann 1908
Iguanodectes Cope 1872
Inpaichthys Géry & Junk 1977
Klausewitzia Géry 1965
Melanocharacidium Buckup 1993
Metynnis Cope 1878
Microcharacidium Buckup 1993
Mimagoniates Regan 1907
Moenkhausia Eigenmann 1903
Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844
Myloplus Gill 1896
Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903
Oligosarcus Günther 1864
Paracheirodon Géry 1960
Parastremma Eigenmann 1912
Phenacogaster Eigenmann 1907
Piabucus Oken 1817
Poecilocharax Eigenmann 1909
Poptella Eigenmann 1908
Priocharax Weitzman & Vari 1987
Pristella Eigenmann 1908
Probolodus Eigenmann 1911
Pseudocorynopoma Perugia 1891
Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel 1844
Rachoviscus Myers 1926
Rhoadsia Fowler 1911
Roeboides Günther 1864
Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803
Stygichthys Brittan & Böhlke 1965
Tetragonopterus Cuvier 1816
Tyttobrycon Géry 1973
Xenurobrycon Myers & Miranda Ribeiro 1945
65 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossocephalai
Clupeocephala
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Otophysi
Characiphysae
Characiformes
Characoidei
Serrasalmidae
Piaractus (this page)
Piaractus brachypomus
Piaractus mesopotamicus
Piaractus orinoquensis
unclassified Piaractus
Acnodon
Catoprion
Colossoma
Metynnis
Mylesinus
Myleus
Myloplus
Mylossoma
Ossubtus
Pristobrycon
Pygocentrus
Pygopristis
Serrasalmus
Tometes
Utiaritichthys

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Ostariophysi
Characiformes
Serrasalmidae
Serrasalminae
Piaractus (this page)
Piaractus brachypomus
Piaractus mesopotamicus
Piaractus orinoquensis
Acnodon
Catoprion
Colossoma
Metynnis
Mylesinus
Myleus
Mylossoma
Ossubtus
Pristobrycon
Pygocentrus
Pygopristis
Serrasalmo
Serrasalmus
Tometes
Utiaritichthys
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