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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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) | |
Taxon identifiers | |
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Metynnis hypsauchen | |
Myletes hypsauchen |
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