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Myloplus
Myloplus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae found in tropical and subtropical South America, where they inhabit rivers and streams (both slow and fast-flowing). They are primarily herbivores, but also take some animal matter. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to 16–56 cm (0.5–1.8 ft) in standard length. Adult males have a double-lobed anal fin and filamentous extensions on the dorsal fin, and both sexes (but especially males) can be brightly colored...
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 15 known species
Redhook Pacu
speciesMyloplus rubripinnis
Disk Pacu
speciesMyloplus schomburgkii
Redgill Pacu
speciesMyloplus asterias
Tiete Pacu
speciesMyloplus tiete
Moon Pacu
speciesMyloplus levis
Arnold's Pacu
speciesMyloplus arnoldi
Cardinal Pacu
speciesMyloplus tumukumak
Myloplus sauron
speciesMyloplus sauron
Carabinani Pacu
speciesMyloplus lucienae
Orangefin Pacu
speciesMyloplus torquatus
Blackline Pacu
speciesMyloplus nigrolineatus
Zorro's Pacu
speciesMyloplus zorroi
Myloplus animacula
speciesMyloplus animacula
Myloplus aylan
speciesMyloplus aylan
Lobate Pacu
speciesMyloplus lobatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 90083.