IRMNG - Myleus Müller & Troschel, 1844

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Myleus Müller & Troschel, 1844

IRMNG_ID

1318836 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1318836)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Serrasalmidae Bleeker, 1859

Synonymised names

Orthomyleus Eigenmann, 1903 · unaccepted

Paramyloplus Norman, 1929 · unaccepted

Prosomyleus Géry, 1972 · unaccepted

Direct children (22)

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Species Myleus altipinnis (Valenciennes, 1850)
Species Myleus arnoldi (Ahl, 1936)
Species Myleus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Species Myleus knerii (Steindachner, 1881)
Species Myleus latus (Jardine & Schomburgk, 1841)
Species Myleus levis Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907
Species Myleus lobatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
Species Myleus micans (Lütken, 1875)
Species Myleus pacu (Jardine & Schomburgk, 1841)
Species Myleus rhomboidalis (Cuvier, 1817)
Species Myleus schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841)
Species Myleus setiger Müller & Troschel, 1844
Species Myleus ternetzi (Norman, 1929)
Species Myleus tiete (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900)
Species Myleus torquatus (Kner, 1858)
Species Myleus doidyxodon (Valenciennes, 1850) accepted as Myleus setiger Müller & Troschel, 1844
Species Myleus ellipticus (Günther, 1864) accepted as Myleus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Species Myleus gurupyensis Steindachner, 1911 accepted as Myleus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Species Myleus oligacanthus Müller & Troschel, 1844 accepted as Acnodon oligacanthus (Müller & Trochel, 1844)
Species Myleus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844) accepted as Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Species Myleus schultzi (Ahl, 1938) accepted as Myleus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Species Myleus unilobatus (Valenciennes, 1850) accepted as Tometes trilobatus Valenciennes, 1850

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Arch. Naturgesch., 10 (1), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37486
page(s): 98 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark See also discussion of Cartaba Hilhouse 1825 in Whitehead 1973, footnote. (Eschmeyer). Family given as Characidae in WoRMS...

Taxonomic remark See also discussion of Cartaba Hilhouse 1825 in Whitehead 1973, footnote. (Eschmeyer). Family given as Characidae in WoRMS (Mar 2013), Serrasalmidae in Eschmeyer. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2025). Myleus Müller & Troschel, 1844. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1318836 on 2026-09-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2016-11-22 11:10:04Z

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original description Arch. Naturgesch., 10 (1), available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/37486
page(s): 98 [details]

basis of record Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx . [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

verified source for family Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details]

current name source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version. , available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

habitat flag source FishBase [details]

original description (of Paramyloplus Norman, 1929) Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1928
page(s): 828 [details]

original description (of Orthomyleus Eigenmann, 1903) Smithson. Misc. Collect., 45 (quart. Issue I
page(s): 148 [details]

original description (of Prosomyleus Géry, 1972) Zool. Verh. Leiden No. 122
page(s): 182 [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]

Taxonomic remark See also discussion of Cartaba Hilhouse 1825 in Whitehead 1973, footnote. (Eschmeyer). Family given as Characidae in WoRMS (Mar 2013), Serrasalmidae in Eschmeyer. [details]

Type species as cited Myleus setiger Müller & Troschel 1844 [details]

To BioNames database (from synonym Paramyloplus Norman, 1929)
To BioNames database (from synonym Orthomyleus Eigenmann, 1903)
To BioNames database (from synonym Prosomyleus Géry, 1972)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Paramyloplus Norman, 1929)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Prosomyleus Géry, 1972)
To ION (Index to Organism Names) (from synonym Orthomyleus Eigenmann, 1903)
To WoRMS