Biology:Myloplus asterias
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Short description: Species of fish
| Myloplus asterias | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Myloplus |
| Species: | M. asterias
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| Binomial name | |
| Myloplus asterias (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844)
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Myloplus asterias is a medium to large omnivorous fish of the family Serrasalmidae from South America, where found in the Amazon River basin, as well as the north and the eastern Guiana Shield rivers. It and can grow to a length of 25 cm (9.8 in).[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Myloplus asterias" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Jégu, M., 2003. Serrasalminae (Pacus and piranhas). p. 182-196. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Wikidata ☰ Q46638112 entry
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