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Species related to Colossoma macropomum: [ 6 ] records

oculus, Myletes Cope [E. D.] 1872:268, Pl. 12 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 23; ref. 921] Río Ambyiacu, Peru. Lectotype: ANSP 7991. Paralectotypes: ANSP 7992-8010 (19), 16696 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:52 [ref. 13621] as holotype and paratypes. Lectotype selected by Fowler 1907:472 [ref. 1374]. •Synonym of Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1816) -- (Taphorn 1992:161 [ref. 23654], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061], Ota et al. 2024:405 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1816). Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nigripinnis, Myletes Cope [E. D.] 1878:693 [Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 17 (no. 101); ref. 945] Nauta, Peruvian Amazon, Peru. Lectotype: ANSP 21124. Paralectotype: larger specimen mentioned in original description (whereabouts unknown). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:51 [ref. 13621] as holotype. Lectotype selected by Fowler 1907:473, Fig. 55 [ref. 1374]. •Synonym of Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1816) -- (Taphorn 1992:161 [ref. 23654], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061], Ota et al. 2024:405 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1816). Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae. Habitat: freshwater.

tambaqui, Melloina Amaral Campos [A.] 1946:220, Fig. 3 [Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia, Secretaria da Agricultura, São Paulo v. 7 (no. 17); ref. 107] Rio Tapajós, Taperinha, Pará, Brazil. Holotype: MPEG. •Synonym of Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1816) -- (Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061], Ota et al. 2024:405 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1816). Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae. Habitat: freshwater.

orbignyanum, Colossoma Kochetov [A. M.] 1989:101 [ ref. 34351] No types known. •Probably in the synonymy of Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1816) [RVL]. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1816). Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae.

macropomus, Myletes Cuvier [G.] 1816:Tome IV, Pl. 10 (fig. 1) [Le Règne Animal; ref. 993] Brazil. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-8626 (dry). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:28 [ref. 19577]. Name appeared on the Plate. Also described as new in Cuvier 1818:453, Pl. 21 (fig. 3) [ref. 1016]. •Valid as Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1816) -- (Goulding & Carvalho 1982 [ref. 13855], Ortega & Vari 1986:8 [ref. 9708], Taphorn 1992:161 [ref. 23654], Loubens & Panfili 1997:1 [ref. 22895], Fuller et al. 1999:182 [ref. 25838], Lasso et al. 2001:95 [ref. 25928], Ross et al. 2001:293 [ref. 25978], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061] dated 1818, Kottelat 2013:215 [ref. 32989], Barriga Salazar 2014:108 [ref. 35745], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Sarmiento et al. 2014:88, 186 [ref. 35004], Melo et al. 2016:374 [ref. 35317], Miesen et al. 2016:82 [ref. 34492], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:36 [ref. 35633], Lorenzoni et al. 2019:251 [ref. 37108], dos Reis et al. 2020:462 [ref. 38364], Silva et al. 2020:8 [ref. 37809], Silvano et al. 2020:156 [ref. 38133], Angulo 2021:8 [ref. 38913], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:15 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:30 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:17 [ref. 39235], Taphorn et al. 2022:28 [ref. 41297], Chan et al. 2023:138 [ref. 40365], Jamandre 2023:163 [ref. 40455], Vieira et al. 2023:18 [ref. 40759], Fricke et al. 2024:181 [ref. 41622], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:6 [ref. 41573], Ota et al. 2024:405 [ref. 40817], Sarmento-Soares et al. 2024:556 [ref. 42662]). Current status: Valid as Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1816). Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae. Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco basins, and coastal rivers of northeastern North America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela). Introduced or raised in Guyana, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Panama, Italy, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong (China). IUCN (2024): Near Threatened. Habitat: freshwater.

tambaqui, Salmo Kner [R.] (ex Natterer) 1860:21 [13] [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 18; ref. 7130] On p. 13 of separate. Not available, name mentioned in passing under Myletes macropomus Cuvier; from Mato Grosso, Brazil. Perhaps validated by Campos 1946:219 (see Taphorn 1992:162 [ref. 23654]). •In the synonymy of Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1816) -- (Taphorn 1992:161 [ref. 23654], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:183 [ref. 27061]). •Unavailable name -- (Toledo-Piza et al. 2024:446 [ref. 40817]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier 1816). Serrasalmidae: Colossomatinae.