Salminus, Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829

Ota, Renata Rúbia, Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho, Graça, Weferson Júnio da & Pavanelli, Carla Simone, 2018, Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated, Neotropical Ichthyology 16 (2), pp. 1-111 : 25

Salminus

1. Lateral line with 93 to 96 pored scales; transverse series above lateral line with 16 to 18 scale rows and below with 8 to 9 scale rows.............................................. S. brasiliensis 1’. Lateral line with 68 to 71 pored scale; transverse series above lateral line with 10 scale rows and below with 6 scale rows................................................................ S. hilarii