Mylesinus
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| Mylesinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Subfamily: | Myleinae |
| Genus: | Mylesinus Valenciennes, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850
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Mylesinus is a genus of serrasalmids from South America, where found in the eastern Amazon, Essequibo and Orinoco basins. They are rheophilic, typically found at rapids and mainly feed on Podostemaceae plants.[1][2] Because of their habitat preference, they are threatened by the building of dams.[2] They reach up to 35 cm (1.15 ft) in standard length,[3] and the adult males have a double-lobed anal fin and several filamentous extensions on the dorsal fin.[4]
Species
[edit | edit source]There are three recognized species:[3]
- Mylesinus paraschomburgkii Jégu, dos Santos & E. J. G. Ferreira, 1989
- Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu & dos Santos, 1988
- Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850
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