Metynnis maculatus

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Metynnis maculatus
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Metynnis
Species:
M. maculatus
Binomial name
Metynnis maculatus
(Kner, 1858)
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Synonyms [2]
  • Myletes maculatusKner, 1858

Metynnis maculatus, the spotted metynnis, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the pacus, piranhas and related fishes. This fish is found in Argentina and Brazil, and possibly in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. It is one of the species of fish known in the aquarium trade as the "silver dollar".

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