Myloplus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Myloplus | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| Myloplus rubripinnis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Subfamily: | Myleinae |
| Genus: | Myloplus T. N. Gill, 1896[1] |
| Type species | |
| Myletes asterias J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Myloplus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae found in tropical and subtropical South America, where they inhabit rivers and streams (both slow and fast-flowing).[2] They are primarily herbivores, but also take some animal matter.[2] Depending on the exact species, they reach up to 16–56 cm (0.5–1.8 ft) in standard length.[3] Adult males have a double-lobed anal fin and filamentous extensions on the dorsal fin, and both sexes (but especially males) can be brightly colored when breeding.[2]
