Species that contain: Pygocentrus and piraya [ 3 ] records

ferox, Serrasalmo Swainson [W.] 1838:254 [The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. v. 1; ref. 4302] Based on Spix, Pl. 28. •Synonym of Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier 1819) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:189 [ref. 27061], Ota et al. 2024:421 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier 1819). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.

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.

piraya, Serrasalmus Cuvier [G.] 1819:368, Pl. 28 (fig. 4) [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 5; ref. 1017] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8630 [stuffed]. Non-type: MNHN A-8631 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:25 [ref. 19577]. •Valid as Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier 1819) -- (Fink 1993:671 [ref. 20937], Britski 2001:21 [ref. 26046], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:189 [ref. 27061], Belei et al. 2012:767 [ref. 39473], Silva et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37809], Ota et al. 2024:421 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier 1819). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Distribution: South America: São Francisco River basin (Brazil); introduced in Rio Doce (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.