Paramyloplus taphorni

Paramyloplus taphorni
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Serrasalmidae
Genus:	Paramyloplus
Species:	P. taphorni
Binomial name
Paramyloplus taphorni (Andrade, López-Fernández & Liverpool, 2019)
Synonyms [2]
Myloplus taphorniAndrade, López-Fernández & Liverpool, 2019

Paramyloplus taphorni, Taphorn's catabac, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, the pacus, piranhas and related species. This species is only known from Guyana.

References

1. Taphorn, D.C. & Rodríguez-Olarte, D. (2024). "Paramyloplus taphorni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024: e.T224023197A224023240. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T224023197A224023240.en . Retrieved 18 July 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paramyloplus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 18 July 2025.