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Mylesinus
Mylesinus is a genus of serrasalmids from South America, where found in the eastern Amazon, Essequibo and Orinoco basins. They are rheophilic, typically found at rapids and mainly feed on Podostemaceae plants. Because of their habitat preference, they are threatened by the building of dams. They reach up to 35 cm (1.15 ft) in standard length, and the adult males have a double-lobed anal fin and several filamentous extensions on the dorsal fin.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Dolphin Pacu
speciesMylesinus paucisquamatus
Mylesinus paraschomburgkii
speciesMylesinus paraschomburgkii
Mylesinus schomburgkii
speciesMylesinus schomburgkii
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90078.