| Mylesinus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Mylesinus Valenciennes, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850 | |
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. Because of their habitat preference, they are threatened by the building of dams. They reach up to 35 cm (1.15 ft) in standard length, and the adult males have a double-lobed anal fin and several filamentous extensions on the dorsal fin.
Species
There are three recognized species:
- Mylesinus paraschomburgkii Jégu, dos Santos & E. J. G. Ferreira, 1989
- Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu & dos Santos, 1988
- Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850
References
- J.E.P. Cyrino, ed. (2008). Feeding and Digestive Functions in Fishes. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4398-4269-0.
- ^ O.B. Vitorino Júnior; C.S. Agostinho; F.M. Pelicice (2016). "Ecology of Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu & Santos, 1988, an endangered fish species from the rio Tocantins basin" (PDF). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 14 (2). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20150124. S2CID 56155368.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Mylesinus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0691170749.
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