Biology:Myloplus levis

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Short description: Species of fish

Myloplus levis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Myloplus
Species:
M. levis
Binomial name
Myloplus levis
(C. H. Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Myleus levis Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907

Myloplus levis is a medium to large omnivorous fish of the family Serrasalmidae from South America, where found in the Paraguay-Paraná River basin. It and can grow to a length of 20 cm (7.9 in).[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Myloplus levis" 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 ☰ Q46638122 entry