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Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae Piranhas and pacus
Subfamily: Serrasalminae
Genus: Metynnis

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14 species (see list below)
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Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
Metynnis altidorsalis Ahl, 1923

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Metynnis altidorsalis
[]

Photo by IBAMA

South America
Max. Length 14.0 cm SL
Metynnis argenteus Ahl, 1923

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Metynnis argenteus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Metynnis cuiaba
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Metynnis fasciatus Ahl, 1931

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Metynnis fasciatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Metynnis guaporensis
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Metynnis hypsauchen (Müller & Troschel, 1844)

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Metynnis hypsauchen
[Silver dollar]

Photo by Busson, F.

South America
Max. Length 16.4 cm SL
Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope, 1870)

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Metynnis lippincottianus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Metynnis longipinnis
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
Metynnis luna Cope, 1878

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Metynnis luna
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Metynnis maculatus (Kner, 1858)

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Metynnis maculatus
[Spotted metynnis]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

South America
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Metynnis mola Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903

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Metynnis mola
[]
No picture found
 
Metynnis orinocensis
[]

Photo by Gartner, D.-P.

South America
Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
Metynnis otuquensis Ahl, 1923

Photo by Photo by Gartner, D.-P.
 
Metynnis otuquensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.7 cm SL
 
Metynnis polystictus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Metynnis altidorsalis South America 11.2 SL 1923
Metynnis argenteus South America 14.0 SL 1923
Metynnis cuiaba South America 14.3 SL 2009
Metynnis fasciatus South America 5.8 SL 1931
Metynnis guaporensis South America 16 SL 1915
Metynnis hypsauchen Silver dollar South America 18 SL 1844
Metynnis lippincottianus South America 16.4 SL 1870
Metynnis longipinnis South America 6.7 SL 2008
Metynnis luna South America 12.9 SL 1878
Metynnis maculatus Spotted metynnis South America 18 TL 1858
Metynnis mola South America 15 TL 1903
Metynnis orinocensis South America 1908
Metynnis otuquensis South America 8.7 SL 1923
Metynnis polystictus South America 16.7 SL 2008



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