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Myloplus planquettei Jégu, Keith & Le Bail, 2003
Also calledMyleus de Planquette (fra) · Myloplus de Planquette (fra) · Watau Ihle (fra) · Watau takpilem (fra)
First described in: Jégu, M.; Keith, P.; Le Bail, P.-Y. (2003). Myloplus planquettei sp. n. (Teleostei, Characidae), une nouvelle espèce de grand Serrasalminae phytophage du bouclier guyanais. <em>Revue suisse de zoologie.</em> 110: 833-853.
Myleus planquettei is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the pacus and piranhas. This species is found in northern South America.
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Description
Myleus planquettei has a laterally compressed, deep body with a maximum published standard length of 58 cm (23 in). There are between 20 and 23 soft rays supporting the dorsal fin, and the anal fin is supported by between 32 and 34 soft rays. The caudal fin has a well defined black margin. This species has 23 to 29 serrations on the lower body, anterior to the pelvic fins.
Range & habitat
Myleus planquettei is found in French Guinana and Suriname. It may also occur in Guyana, but this needs to be confirmed. It is restricted to the upper regions of rivers where there is a fast current and clear water providing ideal conditions for aquatic plants of the family Podostemaceae, its main food, to grow.
In human culture
Myleus planquettei is now classified in the genus Myleus, a name derived from the Greek mýlos, which means "mill", referring to the disc-like shape of M. setiger, like that of a millstone. The specific name honours Paul Planquette (1940-1996), of the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique in Kourou, French Guiana, in recognition of his work studying the fishes of French Guiana.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2353409.