Biology:Myloplus schomburgkii
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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. schomburgkii
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| Binomial name | |
| Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841)
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Myleus schomburgkii Jardine, 1841 | |
Myloplus schomburgkii, also known as the Disk tetra, Disk pacu, Black-ear pacu, Black-band myleus or Black-barred myleus is a species of serrasalmid with a black bar on its side. This species is found in the middle and lower Amazon River basin, Nanay River, upper Orinoco River basin in Brazil , Peru, Venezuela and possibly in Suriname.[1][2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of explorer Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804-1865), who provided notes and illustration to the describer upon which the description is based as no type specimen is known.[3]
In the aquarium
This fish is of minor importance as a food fish in addition to its use as an aquarium fish. In an aquarium, the disk tetra grows to 40 cm (16 in). It prefers a pH of 5.0 to 7.0 and a temperature of 23 to 27 °C (73 to 81 °F). They are related to pacus and piranhas. They primarily eat fruits, small fish, crustaceans, clams and snails. This fish is capable of delivering serious bites.[4]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Myleus schomburgkii" in FishBase. January 2016 version.
- ↑ Ota, R.P., Röpke, C.P., Zuanon, J. & Jégu, M. (2013): Serrasalmidae. In: Queiroz, L.J., Torrente-Vilara, G., Ohara, W.M., Pires, T.H.S., Zuanon, J. & Doria, C.R.C. (Eds.), Peixes do rio Madeira. Volume II, Santo Antonio Energia, São Paulo, 12–47.
- ↑ "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/characiformes2/.
- ↑ Disk Tetra - Myleus schomburgkii The Age of Aquariums.
Wikidata ☰ Q2707310 entry
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