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Myloplus ternetzi

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Myloplus ternetzi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Myloplus
Species:
M. ternetzi
Binomial name
Myloplus ternetzi
(Norman, 1929)
Synonyms

Paramyloplus ternetzi Norman, 1929

  • Myleus ternetzi (Norman, 1929)
  • Myleus ternetzi goslinei Géry, 1972

Myloplus ternetzi is a medium to large omnivorous fish of the family Serrasalmidae from South America, where found in the east and the northeastern Guiana Shield rivers. It and can grow to a length of 23.1 cm (9.1 in).[1]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist and naturalist Carl Ternetz (1870-1928), who made extensive collections of fish in French Guiana for the British Museum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Myloplus ternetzi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  • 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.