Kingdom Animalia Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata | |
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Similar Mylossoma duriventre, Myleus, Metynnis, Characiformes, Myloplus |
Mylossoma duriventre silver dollars
Mylossoma is a genus of serrasalmids from tropical and subtropical South America, including the basins of the Amazon, Orinoco, Lake Maracaibo and Paraguay-ParanĂ¡. These common fish are found both in main river sections and floodplains. They support important fisheries and based on a review by IBAMA, they are the seventh most caught fish by weight in the Brazilian Amazon. They primarily feed on plant material such as seeds and fruits (to a lesser extent invertebrates), and in their ecology they generally resemble the larger tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). Mylossoma reach up to 28.5 cm (11.2 in) in length and 1 kg (2.2 lb) in weight.
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Metynnis myleus mylossoma
Species
There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:





References
Mylossoma Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA