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 Lütken, 1875 [1]

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