Species that contain: Serrasalmus and aureus [ 3 ] records

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.

emarginatus, Salmo Jardine [W.] in Schomburgk 1841:231, Pl. 19 [The Natural history of fishes of Guiana Part I; ref. 18707] Salmo in text probably a printing error, named Serrasalmo emarginatus in Contents (page XV) and on Plate 19. •Questionably in the synonymy of Serrasalmus aureus gymnogenys (Günther 1864) -- (Géry 1972:218 [ref. 1594]). •Species inquirenda in Serrasalmus -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:192 [ref. 27061], Ota et al. 2024:429 [ref. 40817]). Nomen Dubium. Current status: Synonym of Serrasalmus. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.

gymnogenys, Serrasalmo Günther [A.] 1864:371 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Guyana. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1971.5.10.59 (1) British Guiana [Guyana], 1849.11.8.33 (1) Rio Capin [= Capim], Pará State, Brazil. •Synonym of Serrasalmus aureus (Spix & Agassiz 1829), but a valid subspecies -- (Géry 1972:218 [ref. 1594]). •Synonym of Pristobrycon aureus (Spix & Agassiz 1829) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:188 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Serrasalmus aureus Spix & Agassiz 1829 -- (Ota et al. 2024:423 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Serrasalmus aureus Spix & Agassiz 1829. Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.