Serrapinnus

Serrapinnus
Serrapinnus gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Serrapinnus
L. R. Malabarba, 1998[1]
Type species
Chirodon piaba

Serrapinnus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae.[1] The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.

Species

Serrapinnus contains the following valid species:[2]

  • Serrapinnus aster Malabarba & Jerep. 2014
  • Serrapinnus calliurus (Boulenger, 1900)
  • Serrapinnus gracilis (Géry, 1960)
  • Serrapinnus heterodon (C. H. Eigenmann, 1915)
  • Serrapinnus kriegi (Schindler, 1937)
  • Serrapinnus littoris (Géry, 1960)
  • Serrapinnus lucindai Jerep & Malabarba, 2014
  • Serrapinnus malabarbai Jerep, Dagosta & Ohara, 2018
  • Serrapinnus microdon (C. H. Eigenmann, 1915)
  • Serrapinnus notomelas (C. H. Eigenmann, 1915)
  • Serrapinnus piaba (Lütken, 1875)
  • Serrapinnus potiguar Jerep & Malabarba, 2014
  • Serrapinnus sterbai Zarske, 2012
  • Serrapinnus tocantinensis Malabarba & Jerep, 2014
  • Serrapinnus zanatae Jerep, Camelier & Malabarba, 2016

References

  1. ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Serrapinna". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2025.