piranha, Serrasalmo Spix [J. B. von] & Agassiz [L.] 1829:71, Pl. 28 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Rio São Francisco, at Januária, 15°29'37"S, 44°21'25"W, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Reference to Cuvier [1819] as author of this name is in error. As Serrasalmo pirainha on plate. Comments on type locality see Koerber 2021:88 [ref. 38172]. •Synonym of Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier 1819) -- (Fink 1993:670 [ref. 20937], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:189 [ref. 27061], Ota et al. 2024:421 [ref. 40817] with author as Agassiz). Current status: Synonym of Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier 1819). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.