Longfinned disk pacu

Myleus setiger

Serrasalmid Fish beneath the Orinoco Basin

Tropical
Lower river
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

Longfinned disk pacu is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 27.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Myleus
Maximum length: 27.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: tributaries of lower and middle Amazon River, Orinoco basin, upper Orinoco River and tributaries, north and eastern Guiana Shield rivers.

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