Myloplus tiete
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| Tiete Pacu | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Myloplus |
| Species: | M. tiete |
| Binomial name | |
| Myloplus tiete (C. H. Eigenmann & A. A. Norris, 1900) | |
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Myloplus tiete, the tiete pacu, is a medium to large omnivorous fish of the family Serrasalmidae from South America, where it is found in the Paraguay-Paraná River basin. It can grow to a length of 16.3 cm (6.4 in).[3]
