Myloplus
| Myloplus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Myloplus rubripinnis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Myloplus T. N. Gill, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| Myletes asterias J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 | |
Myloplus is a genus of serrasalmids from South America.[1]
Species
There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:
- Myloplus arnoldi (C. G. E. Ahl, 1936) [1]
- Myloplus asterias (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844) [2]
- Myloplus levis (C. H. Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907) [1]
- Myloplus lobatus (Valenciennes, 1850) [1]
- Myloplus planquettei Jégu, Keith & Le Bail, 2003
- Myloplus rhomboidalis (G. Cuvier, 1818) [1]
- Myloplus rubripinnis (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844) (Red-hook myleus)
- Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841) (Disk tetra) [1]
- Myloplus ternetzi (Norman, 1929) [1]
- Myloplus tiete (C. H. Eigenmann & A. A. Norris, 1900) [1]
- Myloplus torquatus (Kner, 1858) [1]
- Myloplus zorroi M. C. Andrade, Jégu & Giarizzo, 2016 [3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ota, R.P., Röpke, C.P., Zuanon, J. & Jégu, M. (2013): Serrasalmidae. In: Queiroz, L.J., Torrente-Vilara, G., Ohara, W.M., Pires, T.H.S., Zuanon, J. & Doria, C.R.C. (Eds.), Peixes do rio Madeira. Volume II, Santo Antonio Energia, São Paulo, 12–47.
- ↑ Jégu, M., Hubert, N. & Belmont-Jégu, E. (2004): Revalidation of Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844), type-species of Myloplus Gill, 1896 and validation of the genus Myloplus Gill. (Characidae: Serrasalminae). Cybium, 28 (2): 119-157.
- ↑ Andrade, M.C., Jégu, M. & Giarizzo, T. (2016): A new large species of Myloplus (Characiformes, Serrasalmidae) from the Rio Madeira basin, Brazil. ZooKeys, 571: 153-167.
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