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]
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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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