Myloplus lobatus is a medium to large omnivorous fish of the family Serrasalmidae from South America, where found in the Amazon and Orinoco River basins. It and can grow to a length of 24 cm (9.4 in).[1]

Myloplus lobatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Myloplus
Species:
M. lobatus
Binomial name
Myloplus lobatus
Synonyms
  • Myletes lobatus Valenciennes, 1850
  • Myleus lobatus (Valenciennes, 1850)
  • Myletes discoideus Kner, 1860
  • Myletes parma Günther, 1864

References edit

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Myloplus lobatus" 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.