aureus, Serrasalmo Spix [J. B. von] & Agassiz [L.] 1829:72, Pl. 29 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Equatorial lakes and rivers of Brazil [= lower Amazon basin]. No types known. •Valid as Pristobrycon aureus (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:188 [ref. 27061], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:37 [ref. 35633]). •Valid as Serrasalmus aureus Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Géry 1972:218 [ref. 1594], Kolmann et al. 2020:11 [ref. 37721], Taphorn et al. 2022:29 [ref. 41297], Ota et al. 2024:423 [ref. 40817] with author as Agassiz). Current status: Valid as Serrasalmus aureus Spix & Agassiz 1829. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin and Guyana rivers (Brazil, Colombia and Guyana). Habitat: freshwater.