Metynnis hypsauchen
Metynnis hypsauchen is a species of serrasalmid found in Amazon and Paraguay river basins, as well as rivers of the Guiana Shield.[1] It is one of the fish known as the "silver dollar" in the aquarium trade. It has frequently been confused with the very similar M. argenteus.[2] It reaches a length of 15 cm (5.9 in).[1]
| Metynnis hypsauchen | |
|---|---|
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Metynnis |
| Species: | M. hypsauchen |
| Binomial name | |
| Metynnis hypsauchen (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Metynnis hypsauchen" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- SeriouslyFish: Metynnis hypsauchen. Retrieved 4 June 2014
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