Please look in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes for authorships of sections, Families of Fishes (all), and related information.

Genera in the family or subfamily Serrasalmidae: [ 29 ] records

Acnodon Eigenmann [C. H.] 1903:147 Masc. Myleus oligacanthus Müller & Troschel 1844. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Acnodon Eigenmann 1903 -- (Géry 1972:196 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:50 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:275 [ref. 1597], Jégu & Santos 1990:189 [ref. 20145], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006]). Current status: Valid as Acnodon Eigenmann 1903. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.

Catoprion Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:96 Masc. Serrasalmus mento Cuvier 1819. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Catoprion Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Géry 1972:207 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:54 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:294 [ref. 1597], Taphorn 1992:149 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:58 [ref. 24147], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061], Freeman et al. 2007:1 et seq. [ref. 29167], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Hubert & Renno 2010:33 [ref. 31099], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Mateussi et al. 2020:6 [ref. 37676]). Current status: Valid as Catoprion Müller & Troschel 1844. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae.

Colossoma Eigenmann [C. H.] & Kennedy [C. H.] 1903:530 Neut. Myletes oculus Cope 1872. Type by original designation (in footnote). Also appeared in Eigenmann 1903 (Dec.):148 [ref. 1218]. Colosoma is a misspelling. •Valid as Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903 -- (Géry 1976:50 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:254 [ref. 1597], Géry 1986:97 [ref. 6012], Machado-Allison 1986:1 [ref. 12757], Taphorn 1992:161 [ref. 23654], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Minckley & Marsh 2009:103 [ref. 31114], Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Kottelat 2013:214 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903. Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae.

Gastropristis Eigenmann [C. H.] 1915:238 Fem. Serrasalmo (Pygocentrus) ternetzi Steindachner 1908. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803, but as a synonym of the later subgenus Taddyella von Ihering 1928 -- (Géry 1976:52 [ref. 14199]). •Synonym of Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Taphorn 1992:308 [ref. 23654], Fink 1993:668 [ref. 20937], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:189 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel 1844. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae.

Melloina Amaral Campos [A.] 1946:219 Fem. Melloina tambaqui Amaral Campos 1946. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Meloina on p. 217, everywhere else as Melloina. •Synonym of Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903 -- (Géry 1976:50 [ref. 14199], Taphorn 1992:161 [ref. 23654] as Mellonina, Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903. Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae.

Metynnis Cope [E. D.] 1878:692 Masc. Metynnis luna Cope 1878. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Metynnis Cope 1878 -- (Géry 1972:188 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:50 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:270 [ref. 1597], Géry et al. 1987:447 [ref. 6001], Taphorn 1992:254 [ref. 23654], Zarske & Géry 1999:172 [ref. 23984], Britski et al. 1999:58 [ref. 24147], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061], Zarske & Géry 2008:174 [ref. 29917], Pavanelli et al. 2009:141 [ref. 30246], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267], Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Ota et al. 2016:1 [ref. 35002]). Current status: Valid as Metynnis Cope 1878. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae.

Myleocollops (subgenus of Metynnis) Eigenmann [C. H.] 1903:147 Masc. Metynnis goeldii Eigenmann 1903 (= Myletes lippencottianus of Ulrey, not Cope). Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Metynnis Cope 1878, but a valid subgenus Myleocollops as described -- (Géry 1972:189 [ref. 1594]). •Synonym of Metynnis Cope 1878 -- (Géry 1976:50 [ref. 14199], Taphorn 1992:254 [ref. 23654], Zarske & Géry 1999:172 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis Cope 1878. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae.

Mylesinus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:234 Masc. Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes 1850. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Mylesinus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Géry 1972:187 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:49 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:275 [ref. 1597], Jégu & Santos 1988 [ref. 12838], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Andrade et al. 2013:297 [ref. 32757]). Current status: Valid as Mylesinus Valenciennes 1850. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.

Myleus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:98 Masc. Myleus setiger Müller & Troschel 1844. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Eigenmann 1910:443 [ref. 1224]. See also discussion of Cartaba Hilhouse 1825 in Whitehead 1973:6, footnote [ref. 13755]. •Valid as Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Géry 1972:157 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:49 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:259 [ref. 1597], Géry et al. 1987:446 [ref. 6001], Taphorn 1992:278 [ref. 23654], Jégu & Santos 2002:33 [ref. 26050], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Andrade et al. 2013:297 [ref. 32757], Andrade et al. 2018:[1] [ref. 35880], Kolmann et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37721]). Current status: Valid as Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.

Myloplus Gill [T. N.] 1896:214 Masc. Myletes asterias Müller & Troschel 1844. Type by subsequent designation. Proposed by Gill for the subgenus Myletes as treated by Müller & Troschel 1844, not Myletes Cuvier; no type mentioned. First technical addition of species not researched; type as given by Jordan 1920:467 [ref. 4905]. •Synonym of Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Taphorn 1992:278 [ref. 23654]). •Synonym of Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844, but a valid subgenus Myloplus -- (Géry 1972:161 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:49 [ref. 14199], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061] as Mylopius). •Valid as Myloplus Gill 1896 -- (Britski et al. 1999:58 [ref. 24147], Jégu et al. 2003:833 [ref. 27668], Jégu et al. 2004:120 [ref. 27829], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Andrade et al. 2016:154 [ref. 34307], Andrade et al. 2016:571 [ref. 34960], Andrade et al. 2018:111 [ref. 35868], Andrade et al. 2019:[1] [ref. 37167], Ota et al. 2020:1 [ref. 37456], Kolmann et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37721], Soares et al. 2023:1 [ref. 40581], Machado et al. 2024:1 [ref. 41210]). Current status: Valid as Myloplus Gill 1896. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.

Mylossoma Eigenmann [C. H.] & Kennedy [C. H.] 1903:530 Neut. Myletes albiscopus Cope 1872. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Eigenmann 1903 (Dec.):148 [ref. 1218]. Misspelled Mylosoma by Eigenmann 1910:444 [ref. 1224] and Mylosomma by Norman 1929:814 [ref. 3218]. •Valid as Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903 -- (Géry 1976:50 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:258 [ref. 1597], Géry et al. 1987:443 [ref. 6001], Taphorn 1992:284 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:60 [ref. 24147], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:187 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Mateussi et al. 2018:277 [ref. 35820]). Current status: Valid as Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903. Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae.

Orthomyleus (subgenus of Myleus) Eigenmann [C. H.] 1903:148 Masc. Myletes ellipticus Günther 1864. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Géry 1972:161 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:49 [ref. 14199], Taphorn 1992:278 [ref. 23654], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Myloplus Gill 1896 by placement of type species. Current status: Synonym of Myloplus Gill 1896. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.

Ossubtus Jégu [M.] 1992:240 Neut. Ossubtus xinguense Jégu 1992. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Treated as neuter as an arbitrary spelling; per pers. comm. R. M. Bailey, 5/2003 on advice from Dr. D. Cameron. •Valid as Ossubtus Jégu 1992 -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:187 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Andrade et al. 2013:298 [ref. 32757], Andrade et al. 2016:5 [ref. 34773]). Current status: Valid as Ossubtus Jégu 1992. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.

Paramyloplus Norman [J. R.] 1929:828 Masc. Paramyloplus ternetzi Norman 1929. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844, but a valid subgenus Paramyloplus -- (Géry 1972:170 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:49 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:266 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Taphorn 1992:278 [ref. 23654], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Myloplus Gill 1896 -- (Andrade et al. 2016:154 [ref. 34307] by placement of type species). •Valid as Paramyloplus Norman 1929 -- (Kolmann et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37721]). Current status: Valid as Paramyloplus Norman 1929. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.

Piaractus Eigenmann [C. H.] 1903:148 Masc. Myletes brachypomus Cuvier 1818. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Piarctus by Eigenmann & Allen 1942:247 [ref. 1246]. •Synonym of Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903, but a valid subgenus Piaractus -- (Géry 1976:50 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:255 [ref. 1597]). •Valid as Piaractus Eigenmann 1903 -- (Géry 1986:97 [ref. 6012], Géry et al. 1987:441 [ref. 6001], Machado-Allison 1986:1 [ref. 12757], Taphorn 1992:298 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:62 [ref. 24147], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:187 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Zhang et al. 2016:211 [ref. 34477], Esmaeili et al. 2018:54 [ref. 36089], Escobar L. et al. 2019:[1] [ref. 36745]). Current status: Valid as Piaractus Eigenmann 1903. Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae.

Pristobrycon Eigenmann [C. H.] 1915:245 Masc. Serrasalmo (Pygocentrus) calmoni Steindachner 1908. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803, but a valid subgenus Pristobrycon -- (Géry 1972:210 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:52 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:278 [ref. 1597]). •Valid as Pristobrycon Eigenmann 1915 -- (Taphorn 1992:305 [ref. 23654], Machado-Allison 2002:45 [ref. 27640], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:188 [ref. 27061], Freeman et al. 2007:2 et seq. [ref. 29167], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267], Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Hubert & Renno 2010:33 [ref. 31099]). •Synonym of Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803 -- (Kolmann et al. 2020:10 [ref. 37721], Gallo-Cardozo et al. 2024:21 [ref. 40973]). Current status: Synonym of Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae.

Prosomyleus (subgenus of Myleus) Géry [J.] 1972:182 Masc. Myletes rhomboidalis Cuvier 1818. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844, but a valid subgenus as described -- (Géry 1972:182 [ref. 1594]). •Synonym of Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Géry 1976:49 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:266 [ref. 1597], Taphorn 1992:278 [ref. 23654], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:185 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Myloplus Gill 1896 by placement of type species. •Valid as Prosomyleus Géry 1972 -- (Kolmann et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37721]). Current status: Valid as Prosomyleus Géry 1972. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.

Pygocentrus Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:94 Masc. Serrasalmus piraya Cuvier 1819. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Eigenmann 1910:442 [ref. 1224]. •Synonym of Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803, but a valid subgenus Pygocentrus -- (Géry 1976:52 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:290 [ref. 1597]). •Valid as Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Taphorn 1992:308 [ref. 23654], Fink 1993 [ref. 20937], Machado-Allison & Fink 1991:109 [ref. 22050], Fink & Zelditch 1997:179 [ref. 22686], Britski et al. 1999:62 [ref. 24147], Machado-Allison 2002:55 [ref. 27640], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:189 [ref. 27061], Freeman et al. 2007:1 et seq. [ref. 29167], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Hubert & Renno 2010:33 [ref. 31099], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Bertaco et al. 2016:415 [ref. 34561]). Current status: Valid as Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel 1844. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae.

Pygopristis Müller [J.] & Troschel [F. H.] 1844:95 Fem. Pygopristis fumarius Müller & Troschel 1844. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Eigenmann 1910:441 [ref. 1224]. •Synonym of Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803, but a valid subgenus Pygopristes -- (Géry 1972:209 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:52 [ref. 14199]). •Valid as Pygopristis Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Taphorn 1992:312 [ref. 23654], Machado-Allison 2002:42 [ref. 27640], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:189 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Hubert & Renno 2010:33 [ref. 31099]). Current status: Valid as Pygopristis Müller & Troschel 1844. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae.

Reganina Fowler [H. W.] 1907:475 Fem. Myletes bidens Spix & Agassiz 1829. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903 -- (Géry 1976:50 [ref. 14199], Taphorn 1992:161 [ref. 23654]). •Synonym of Piaractus Eigenamnn 1903 -- (Taphorn 1992:298 [ref. 23654], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:187 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Piaractus Eigenmann 1903. Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae.

Rooseveltiella Eigenmann [C. H.] 1915:240 Fem. Pygocentrus nattereri Kner 1858. Type by original designation. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Rooseveltiella Fox in Siphonaptera [not investigated]; replaced by Taddyella Ihering 1928. •In the synonymy of Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803, subgenus Taddyella Ihering 1928 -- (Géry 1972:226 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:52 [ref. 14199]). •In the synonymy of Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Taphorn 1992:308 [ref. 23654], Fink 1993:668 [ref. 20937], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:189 [ref. 27061]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel 1844. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae.

Sealeina Fowler [H. W.] 1907:478 Fem. Myletes lippincottianus Cope 1870. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Sealina in Zoological Record for 1906, correctly spelled in 1907. •Synonym of Metynnis Cope 1878 -- (Géry 1976:50 [ref. 14199], Taphorn 1992:254 [ref. 23654], Zarske & Géry 1999:172 [ref. 23984], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Metynnis Cope 1878. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae.

Serrasalmo Duméril [A. M. C.] 1805:146, 342 Masc. Salmo rhombeus Linnaeus 1766. Type by subsequent designation. Latinized on p. 342. Type designated by Fowler 1950:279 [not researched]. Not intended as a new name -- serrasalmo La Cep. in parentheses; regarded as an incorrect subsequent spelling of Serrasalmus. •Objective synonym of Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803 -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:19089 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae.

Serrasalmus Lacepède [B. G. E.] 1803:283 Masc. Salmo rhombeus Linnaeus 1766. Type by monotypy. Serrasalmo is a misspelling or unjustified emendation. •Valid as Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803 -- (Géry 1972:208 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:52 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:278 [ref. 1597], Géry et al. 1987:449 [ref. 6001], Taphorn 1992:328 [ref. 23654], Britski et al. 1999:66 [ref. 24147], Machado-Allison 2002:61 [ref. 27640], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:189 [ref. 27061], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:190 [ref. 27061], Freeman et al. 2007:16 [ref. 29167], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Hubert & Renno 2010:33 [ref. 31099], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Bertaco et al. 2016:415 [ref. 34561], Kolmann et al. 2020:10 [ref. 37721], Gallo-Cardozo et al. 2024:1 [ref. 40973], Gallo-Cardozo et al. 2025:1 [ref. 42175]). Current status: Valid as Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae.

Starksina Fowler [H. W.] 1907:476 Fem. Myletes herniarius Cope 1872. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903 -- (Géry 1976;50 [ref. 14199], Taphorn 1992:284 [ref. 23654], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:187 [ref. 27061], Mateussi et al. 2018:277 [ref. 35820]). Current status: Synonym of Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903. Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae.

Taddyella Ihering [H. von] 1928:45 Fem. Pygocentrus nattereri Kner 1858. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Rooseveltiella Eigenmann 1915, preoccupied by Rooseveltiella Fox 1914 in Siphonaptera. •Synonym of Serrasalmus Lacepède 1803, but a valid subgenus Taddyella -- (Géry 1972:237 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:52 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:291 [ref. 1597]). •Synonym of Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Fink 1993:669 [ref. 20937], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:189 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Pygocentrus Müller & Troschel 1844. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae.

Tometes Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:225 Masc. Tometes trilobatus Valenciennes 1850. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently first designated by Jordan 1919:242 [ref. 2410]. •Synonym of Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Géry 1972:157 [ref. 1594], Géry 1976:49 [ref. 14199], Taphorn 1992:278 [ref. 23654]). •Valid as Tometes Valenciennes 1850 -- (Jégu et al. 2002:24 [ref. 26274], Jégu et al. 2002:253 [ref. 26654], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:192 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Oliveira et al. 2011:11 [ref. 31685], Andrade et al. 2013:297 [ref. 32757], Andrade et al. 2016:467 [ref. 34140], Andrade et al. 2017:1 [ref. 35291], Kolmann et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37721]). Current status: Valid as Tometes Valenciennes 1850. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.

Utiaritichthys Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1937:58 Masc. Utiaritichthys sennaebragai Miranda Ribeiro 1937. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Utiaritichlys on p. 58. Species originally sennae-bragai (correction mandatory). •Possible synonym of Myleus Müller & Troschel 1844 -- (Andrade et al. 2016:163 [ref. 34307]). •Valid as Utiaritichthys Miranda Ribeiro 1937 -- (Géry 1976:51 [ref. 14199], Géry 1977:267 [ref. 1597], Jégu et al. 1992:105 [ref. 19734], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:192 [ref. 27061], Mirande 2009:6 [ref. 30267] in Serrasalmidae, Mirande 2010:471 [ref. 31006], Pereira & Castro 2014:397 [ref. 33385], Kolmann et al. 2020:12 [ref. 37721]). Current status: Valid as Utiaritichthys Miranda Ribeiro 1937. Serrasalmidae: Myleinae.

Waiteina (subgenus of Colossoma) Fowler [H. W.] 1907:473 Fem. Myletes nigripinnis Cope 1878. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Piaractus Eigenamnn 1903 -- (Taphorn 1992:298 [ref. 23654]). •Synonym of Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903 -- (Géry 1976:50 [ref. 14199] as Wateina, Taphorn 1992:161 [ref. 23654], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Colossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903. Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae.