Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae

Genus: Myloplus

(See list of species below)

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by IBAMA

Myloplus arnoldi
[]

Photo by de Gasperis, F.

Myloplus asterias
[]

Photo by Porcelli, D.

Myloplus levis
[]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 24.5 cm SL

Myloplus lobatus
[]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 33.8 cm SL

Myloplus lucienae
[]

Photo by Le Bail, P.-Y

Myloplus planquettei
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Myloplus rhomboidalis
[]

Photo by Landines, M.

Myloplus rubripinnis
[Redhook myleus]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Myloplus schomburgkii
[Disk tetra]

Photo by Ponton, D.

Myloplus ternetzi
[]

No picture found
South America
Max. Length 16.3 cm SL

Myloplus tiete
[]

Photo by Castro-Lima, F.

Myloplus torquatus
[]

No picture found
South America

Myloplus zorroi
[]

13 Species of Family Serrasalmidae with Genus Myloplus
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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1936	Myloplus arnoldi		South America	33 TL
1844	Myloplus asterias		South America	25 TL
1907	Myloplus levis		South America	20 SL
1850	Myloplus lobatus		South America	24.5 SL
2016	Myloplus lucienae		South America	33.8 SL
2003	Myloplus planquettei		South America	58 SL
1818	Myloplus rhomboidalis		South America	40.7 TL
1844	Myloplus rubripinnis	Redhook myleus	South America	41.5 TL
1841	Myloplus schomburgkii	Disk tetra	South America	42 SL
1929	Myloplus ternetzi		South America	23.1 SL
1900	Myloplus tiete		South America	16.3 SL
1858	Myloplus torquatus		South America
2016	Myloplus zorroi		South America

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: CharaciformesFamily: Serrasalmidae Genus: Myloplus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae

Genus: Myloplus

(See list of species below)