Myloplus sauron
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| Myloplus sauron | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Myloplus |
| Species: | M. sauron |
| Binomial name | |
| Myloplus sauron Pereira, R. P. Ota, V. N. Machado, R. A. Collins, M. C. Andrade, Garcia-Ayala, Jégu, I. P. Farias & Hrbek, 2024 | |
Myloplus sauron is a freshwater species of ray-finned fish in the family Serrasalmidae. It is found in South America and restricted to the Xingu River.[1][2] It was once included in Myloplus schomburgkii, but was split from that species in 2024 alongside Myloplus aylan.[3]