Myloplus lobatus

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Myloplus lobatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Myloplus
Species:
M. lobatus
Binomial name
Myloplus lobatus
Synonyms[2]
  • Myletes lobatus Valenciennes, 1850
  • Myleus lobatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
  • Myletes discoideus Kner, 1860
  • Myletes parma Günther, 1864

Myloplus lobatus is a medium to large omnivorous fish of the family Serrasalmidae from South America, where it is found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins. It can grow to a length of 24 cm (9.4 in).[3]

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