Myloplus torquatus
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| Myloplus torquatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Myloplus |
| Species: | M. torquatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Myloplus torquatus (Kner, 1858) | |
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Myloplus torquatus, orangefin pacu, is a medium to large omnivorous fish of the family Serrasalmidae from South America, where it is found in the Amazon, the Rio Negro and the Orinoco basins.[3] They are also one of the fish referred to as "silver dollars".
These fish are capable of delivering serious bites to humans.
