Metynnis

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Metynnis
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Metynnis hypsauchen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Metynnis
Cope, 1878
Type species
Metynnis luna
Cope, 1878

Metynnis is a genus of serrasalmid fish from tropical and subtropical South America. [1] They are herbivorous or omnivorous, and inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats, ranging from rivers and streams (both fast- and slow-flowing), to floodplains, flooded forests, lakes, pools and reservoirs. [2] They generally reach 8–15 cm (3–6 in) in standard length, [2] although a few species may reach up to 18 cm (7 in). [1] The genus contains many of the species known as silver dollars in the aquarium trade.

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Metynnis in FishBase . May 2017 version.
  2. 1 2 van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 183-184. ISBN   978-0691170749.
  3. Ota, R.P., Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H. & Jégu, M. (2016): A new Silver Dollar species of Metynnis Cope, 1878 (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) from Northwestern Brazil and Southern Venezuela. Neotropical Ichthyology, 14 (4): e160023.