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]
Myloplus levis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Serrasalmidae |
Genus: | Myloplus |
Species: | M. levis
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Binomial name | |
Myloplus levis (C. H. Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907)
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References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Myloplus levis". 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.