Piaractus mesopotamicus

Piaractus mesopotamicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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:

Name

Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887)

Synonyms

  • Myletes edulis
  • Myletes mesopotamicus
  • Colossoma mitrei
  • Colossoma canterai

References

Vernacular names

  • English: Pacú, Pez chato, Mbiraí, Piraí
  • 日本語: コロソマ
  • português: Pacu, Caranha