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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae Piranhas and pacus
Subfamily: Colossomatinae
Genus: Mylossoma

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Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 28.5 cm SL
Mylossoma acanthogaster (Valenciennes, 1850)

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Mylossoma acanthogaster
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Max. Length 24.2 cm SL
 
Mylossoma albiscopum
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Photo by IBAMA

South America
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Mylossoma aureum (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

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Mylossoma aureum
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Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Mylossoma duriventre (Cuvier, 1818)

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Mylossoma duriventre
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Max. Length 25.6 cm
 
Mylossoma unimaculatum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Mylossoma acanthogaster South America 28.5 SL 1850
Mylossoma albiscopum South America 24.2 SL 1872
Mylossoma aureum South America 20 TL 1829
Mylossoma duriventre South America 25 SL 1818
Mylossoma unimaculatum South America 25.6 1908



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