After Nelson, 1994, with species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Serrasalminae (piraijat & levytetrat) |-- Catoprion mento (Cuvier, 1819) (Wimple piranha) |-- Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1818) (Tambaqui) |--o Metynnis | |-- M. altidorsalis Ahl, 1924 | |-- M. argenteus Ahl, 1923 | |-- M. fasciatus Ahl, 1931 | |-- M. guaporensis Eigenmann, 1915 | |-- M. hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel, 1844) (levytetra; Silver dollar) | |-- M. lippincottianus (Cope, 1870) | |-- M. luna Cope, 1878 | |-- M. maculatus (Kner, 1858) (pilkkulevytetra; Spotted metynnis) | |-- M. mola Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 | |-- M. orinocensis (Steindachner, 1908) | `-- M. otuquensis Ahl, 1924 |-- Myletes schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850 |--o Myleus | |-- M. altipinnis (Valenciennes, 1850) | |-- M. arnoldi (Ahl, 1936) | |-- M. asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844) | |-- M. knerii (Steindachner, 1881) | |-- M. latus (Jardine & Schomburgk, 1841) | |-- M. levis Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907 | |-- M. lobatus (Valenciennes, 1850) | |-- M. micans (Lütken, 1875) | |-- M. pacu (Jardine & Schomburgk, 1841) (Pacu) | |-- M. rhomboidalis (Cuvier, 1817) | |-- M. rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844) (Redhook myleus) | |-- M. schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841) (Disk tetra) | |-- M. setiger Müller & Troschel, 1844 | |-- M. ternetzi (Norman, 1929) | |-- M. tiete (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900) | `-- M. torquatus (Kner, 1858) |-- Ossubtus xinguense Jégu, 1992 |--o Pristobrycon | |-- P. aureus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) | |-- P. calmoni (Steindachner, 1908) | |-- P. careospinus Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992 | |-- P. maculipinnis Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992 | `-- P. striolatus (Steindachner, 1908) |--o Pygocentrus | |-- P. cariba (Humboldt & Valenciennes, 1821) (Black spot piranha) | |-- P. nattereri Kner, 1858 (punapiraija; Red piranha) | |-- P. palometa Valenciennes, 1850 | `-- P. piraya (Cuvier, 1819) (San Francisco piranha) |?- Pygopristis denticulata (Cuvier, 1819) (Lobetoothed piranha) |--o Serrasalmo | |-- S. emarginatus Jardine, 1841 | |-- S. scotopterus Jardine, 1841 | |-- S. stagnatilis Jardine & Schomburgk, 1841 | `-- S. undulatus Jardine, 1841 `-- Serrasalmus ?Rooseveltia [preoccupied?]
Reference(s):
- Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 5: Kalat, sammakkoeläimet, matelijat.
–Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980.
Original publication [in French]: Beauté Du Monde Animal: IX Reptiles/Amphibiens & X Poissons.
–Rizzoli Editore, Milano 1968. - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600