caribe, Serrasalmus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850:279 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 22; ref. 1014] Orinoco River, Venezuela. No types known. Appeared first as Serrasalmo cariba Humboldt in Humboldt & Valenciennes 1821: Pl. 27 (fig. 1). •Valid as Pygocentrus caribe (Valenciennes 1850) -- (Machado-Allison & Fink 1991:122 [ref. 22050], Taphorn 1992:308 [ref. 23654]). •See account of Serrasalmo cariba Humboldt. •Synonym of Pygocentrus cariba (Humboldt 1821) -- (Machado-Allison 2002:58 [ref. 27640], Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:189 [ref. 27061], Ota et al. 2024:420 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Synonym of Pygocentrus cariba (Humboldt 1821). Serrasalmidae: Serrasalminae. Habitat: freshwater.