209. Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)

Common name. Pirapitinga

Taxonomy. Original description: Myletes brachypomus Cuvier, 1818: 452, pl. 22 (fig. 1) [Brazil; holotype (unique): MNHN A-8627] .

Revisions. None.

Illustrations. Esmaeili et al. (2017b: 129, fig. 4).

Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris.—Distribution in Ecoregions: 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.

Status in Iran. [Exotic].—None.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2018); Eagderi et al. (2022).—Iran material: None.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).