Metynnis hypsauchen

Metynnis hypsauchen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Metynnis
Species:
M. hypsauchen
Binomial name
Metynnis hypsauchen

Metynnis hypsauchen is a species of serrasalmid found in Amazon and Paraguay river basins, as well as rivers of the Guiana Shield.[1] It is one of the fish known as the "silver dollar" in the aquarium trade. It has frequently been confused with the very similar M. argenteus.[2] It reaches a length of 15 cm (5.9 in).[1]

Tocantins, Brazil, scale bar = 1 cm

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Metynnis hypsauchen". FishBase. October 2011 version.
  2. ^ SeriouslyFish: Metynnis hypsauchen. Retrieved 4 June 2014


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