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Plain Metynnis
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Characins, piranhas & tetras

Plain Metynnis

Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel, 1844)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPlain Metynnis
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese高身银板鱼
Surinamese Dutchpiren (general name for the group)
Scientific nameMetynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel, 1844)

About this species

Metynnis hypsauchen is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the pacus, piranhas and related fishes. This fish is found in Amazon and Paraguay River basins, as well as rivers of the Guiana Shield. 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. It reaches a length of 15 cm (5.9 in).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderCharaciformes
FamilySerrasalmidae
GenusMetynnis

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1966First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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