| Mylossoma | |
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| Mylossoma aureum | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Mylossoma C. H. Eigenmann &C. H. Kennedy, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Myletes albiscopus Cope, 1872 | |
Mylossoma is agenus ofserrasalmids fromtropical andsubtropicalSouth America, including the basins of theAmazon,Orinoco,Lake Maracaibo andParaguay-Paraná.[1] These common fish are found both in main river sections andfloodplains.[2] They support important fisheries and based on a review byIBAMA, they are the seventh most caught fish by weight in theBrazilian Amazon.[3] They primarily feed on plant material such as seeds and fruits (to a lesser extent invertebrates), and in their ecology they generally resemble the largertambaqui (Colossoma macropomum).[2]Mylossoma reach up to 28.5 cm (11.2 in) in length[1] and 1 kg (2.2 lb) in weight.[2]
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:[4][5]
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