Metynnis hypsauchen
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Characiformes (Characins)
Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and Pacus)
Metynnis
Metynnis hypsauchen
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep.
Distribution
South America: Amazon and Paraguay River basins, north Guiana Shield rivers.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. pelagic.
Biology
Possesses powerful dentition that can cause serious bites.
Max length: 18.0 cm SL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Often spawns in schools, preferable near the surface. Does not eat its eggs, which hatch after 3 days.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2020-12-18. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch (1991) Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
Zarske, A. and J. Géry (1999) Revision der neotropischen Gattung Metynnis Cope, 1878. 1. Evaluation der Typusexemplare der nominellen Arten (Teleostei: Characiformes: Serrasalmidae). Zool. Abh. Mus. Tierk. Dresden 50(13):169-216.
Jégu, M. (2003) Serrasalminae (Pacus and piranhas). p. 182-196. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Garcia-Ayala, J.R., E.M. Brambilla, F.A. Travassos, E.D. Carvalho and G.S. David (2014) Length‐weight relationships of 29 fish species from the Tucuruí Reservoir (Tocantins/Araguaia Basin, Brazil). J. Appl. Ichthyol. 30:1092-1095. DOI: 10.1111/jai.12449
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