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Myleus setiger Müller & Troschel, 1844

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Myleinae
Etymology: Myleus: Greek, mylo = mill (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Müller & Troschel.

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Recent observations give Myleus setiger Müller & Troschel 1844 different from Myletes pacu Jardine & Schomburgk in Schomburgk 1841 by the number of anal rays. Synonymy above is based on personnal observation and examination of types. Mispelled setifer by Travassos 1952: 157 [38], 245 [137].

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: tributaries of lower and middle Amazon River, Orinoco basin, upper Orinoco River and tributaries, north and eastern Guiana Shield rivers.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125983); 28.7 cm SL (female); max. published weight: 1.1 kg (Ref. 125983); max. published weight: 1.1 kg

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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