Biology:Mylesinus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Mylesinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Mylesinus Valenciennes, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850
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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.[1][2] Because of their habitat preference, they are threatened by the building of dams.[2] They reach up to 35 cm (1.15 ft) in standard length,[3] and the adult males have a double-lobed anal fin and several filamentous extensions on the dorsal fin.[4]
Species
There are three recognized species:[3]
- Mylesinus paraschomburgkii Jégu, dos Santos & E. J. G. Ferreira, 1989
- Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu & dos Santos, 1988
- Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850
References
- ↑ J.E.P. Cyrino, ed (2008). Feeding and Digestive Functions in Fishes. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4398-4269-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 O.B. Vitorino Júnior; C.S. Agostinho; F.M. Pelicice (2016). "Ecology of Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu & Santos, 1988, an endangered fish species from the rio Tocantins basin". Neotrop. Ichthyol. 14 (2). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20150124. http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3d7e/8e7e93ddc3de12d120b7860d832c819f4c94.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Mylesinus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. 2017. p. 184. ISBN 978-0691170749.
Wikidata ☰ Q3021033 entry
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