Species that contain: Salminus and brasiliensis [ 6 ] records

auratus, Salmo Larrañaga [D. A.] 1923:378 [Escritos de Don Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga v. 2; ref. 22561] Uruguay. Original as Salmo (dorado) auratus; corresponds to Salmo 27-radiatus on p. 388. Appeared as Salmo auratus vel 27-radiatus in Devincenzi 1925:314, 322 [ref. 20322]; Devincenzi treated as a synonym of Salminus maxillosus Valenciennes 1850. •Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816) -- (Lima in Reis et al. 2003:156 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:12 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:20 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:32 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater.

brasiliensis, Hydrocynus Cuvier [G.] 1816:167 [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8555 (dry). Type catalog: Géry & Lauzanne 1990:117 [ref. 20140]. Name in footnote, tied to description in text above and to plate 10 (fig. 2) of vol. 4. •Valid as Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816) -- (Géry & Lauzanne 1990:123 [ref. 20140], Chang & Ortega 1995:5 [ref. 24302], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:156 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:19 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:74 [ref. 28131], Lima & Britski 2007:242 [ref. 29276], Mirande 2010:478 [ref. 31006], Abe et al. 2014:9 [ref. 35462], Barriga Salazar 2014:108 [ref. 35745], Litz & Koerber 2014:12 [ref. 33622], Mattox et al. 2014:103 [ref. 33524], Sarmiento et al. 2014:52, 185 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:20 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:412 [ref. 34561], Reis et al. 2016:14 [ref. 34496], Nión et al. 2016:30 [ref. 35565] with author as Valenciennes 1850, Koerber et al. 2017:32 [ref. 35267], Dickens 2019:161 [ref. 37135], Reis et al. 2020:457 [ref. 38364], Lima 2022:53 [ref. 39827], Giora & Wingert 2023:74 [ref. 41026], Loureiro et al. 2023:52 [ref. 40506], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:56 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Distribution: South America: La Plata, Madeira and Jacuí River basins (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay). Introduced to rivers in southeastern Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

brevidens, Hydrocyon Cuvier [G.] 1819:364, Pl. 27 (fig. 1) [Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 5; ref. 1017] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8555 (dry). Type catalog: Géry & Lauzanne 1990:117 [ref. 20140]. •Objective synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816) -- (Lima in Reis et al. 2003:156 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:12 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:20 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:32 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater.

cuvieri, Salminus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:56 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] São Francisco, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8555 (dry). Type catalog: Géry & Lauzanne 1990:117 [ref. 20140]. •Objective synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816) -- (Britski 2001:21 [ref. 26046], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:156 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:12 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:20 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:32 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater.

maxillosus, Salminus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:62 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8550 (dry). Type catalog: Géry & Lauzanne 1990:117 [ref. 20140]. Spelled maxiliosus by Bertoni 1914:13 [ref. 16813]. •Valid as Salminus maxillosus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:9 [ref. 9708], Haro et al. 1996:6 [ref. 25004], Miquelarena et al. 1997:68 [ref. 23469], Gómez & Chebez 1996:49 [ref. 23791], Sverlij et al. 1998:17 [ref. 27632] dated 1840, Britski et al. 1999:50 [ref. 24147], Butí & Cancino 1999:71 [ref. 25277]). •Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816) -- (Géry & Lauzanne 1990:122 [ref. 20140], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:156 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:12 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:20 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:32 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater.

orbignyanus, Salminus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:65 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Buenos Aires, Argentina; affluents of Río Parana, Uruguay. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8551 (dry). Type catalog: Géry & Lauzanne 1990:117 [ref. 20140]. •Valid as Salminus orbignyanus Valenciennes 1850 -- (Malabarba 1989:138 [ref. 14217]). •Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816) -- (Géry & Lauzanne 1990:122 [ref. 20140], Lima in Reis et al. 2003:156 [ref. 27061], Litz & Koerber 2014:12 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:20 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:32 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier 1816). Bryconidae: Salmininae. Habitat: freshwater.