Myloplus
Myloplus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae found in tropical and subtropical South America, where they inhabit rivers and streams. They are primarily herbivores, but also take some animal matter. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to in standard length. Adult males have a double-lobed anal fin and filamentous extensions on the dorsal fin, and both sexes can be brightly colored when breeding.
Species
Myloplus contains the following species:Myloplus animacula Soares, Andrade & Lucinda, 2023Myloplus arnoldi C. G. E. Ahl, 1936 Myloplus asterias Myloplus aylan Pereira, R. P. Ota, V. N. Machado, R. A. Collins, M. C. Andrade, Garcia-Ayala, Jégu, I. P. Farias & Hrbek, 2024Myloplus levis Myloplus lobatus Myloplus lucienae Andrade, Ota, Bastos & Jégu, 2016Myloplus nigrolineatus Ota, Machado, Andrade, Collins, Farias & Hrbek, 2020 Myloplus rubripinnis Myloplus sauron Pereira, Ota, Machado, Collins, Ândrade, Garcia-Ayala, Jégu, Farias & Hrbek, 2024Myloplus schomburgkii Myloplus tiete Myloplus torquatus Myloplus tumukumak Andrade, Jégu & Gama, 2018Myloplus zorroi Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016