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Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Serrasalminae
Etymology: Metynnis: Greek, meta = with, after + Greek, ynnis, -eos = ploughshare (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kner.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 10. Tropical; 20°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059)
South America: Amazon and Paraguay River basins.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 39031)
This fish feeds on fruits and plants, and in extreme conditions or in captivity, may go for fish, crustaceans or maybe meat, but still are not considered dangerous.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Lays about 150 non-sticky eggs.
Zarske, A. and J. Géry, 1999. Revision der neotropischen Gattung Metynnis Cope, 1878. 1. Evaluation der Typusexemplare der nominellen Arten (Teleostei: Characiformes: Serrasalmidae). Zool. Abh. Mus. Tierk. Dresden 50(13):169-216. (Ref. 34077)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.01193 - 0.03338), b=3.08 (2.94 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.9 ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 195 [88, 504] mg/100g; Iron = 2.78 [1.29, 6.88] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.4, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.469 [0.165, 1.385] g/100g; Selenium = 67.9 [23.8, 199.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.2 [5.6, 67.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.12 [1.34, 3.31] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.