Paramyloplus
| Paramyloplus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Subfamily: | Myleinae |
| Genus: | Norman, 1929 |
Paramyloplus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae found in northern South America. After its description, this genus was later synonymized with Myloplus, but was revived in 2021 as a distinct genus.[1][2]
The following species are placed in this genus:[1]
- Paramyloplus taphorni (Andrade, López-Fernández & Liverpool, 2019)[3]
- Paramyloplus ternetzi Norman, 1929
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paramyloplus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Kolmann, M A; Hughes, L C; Hernandez, L P; Arcila, D; Betancur-R, R; Sabaj, M H; López-Fernández, H; Ortí, G (2021-05-01). "Phylogenomics of Piranhas and Pacus (Serrasalmidae) Uncovers How Dietary Convergence and Parallelism Obfuscate Traditional Morphological Taxonomy". Systematic Biology. 70 (3): 576–592. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syaa065. ISSN 1063-5157.
- ^ Andrade, Marcelo C.; López-Fernández, Hernán; Liverpool, Elford A. (2019-11-25). "New Myloplus from Essequibo River basin, Guyana, with discussion on the taxonomic status of Myleus pacu (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae)". Neotropical Ichthyology. 17: e190026. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20190026. ISSN 1679-6225.