Mylossoma aureum

Mylossoma aureum
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Mylossoma
Species: M. aureum
Binomial name
Mylossoma aureum
(Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Myletes aureus Spix & Agassiz, 1829
  • Myletes herniarius Cope, 1872
  • Mylosomma ventriosa Norman, 1929
  • Mylossoma ventriosa Norman, 1929

Mylossoma aureum is a species of serrasalmid native to the Amazon and Orinoco Basins. This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Mylossoma aureum" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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