Mylesinus

<i>Mylesinus</i>

Mylesinus

Genus of fishes

Mylesinus is a genus of serrasalmids from South America, where found in the eastern Amazon, Essequibo and Orinoco basins. They are rheophilic, typically found at rapids and mainly feed on Podostemaceae plants.[1][2] Because of their habitat preference, they are threatened by the building of dams.[2] They reach up to 35 cm (1.15 ft) in standard length,[3] and the adult males have a double-lobed anal fin and several filamentous extensions on the dorsal fin.[4]

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Species

There are three recognized species:[3]

  • Mylesinus paraschomburgkii Jégu, dos Santos & E. J. G. Ferreira, 1989
  • Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu & dos Santos, 1988
  • Mylesinus schomburgkii Valenciennes, 1850

References

  1. [1]
    J.E.P. Cyrino, ed. (2008). Feeding and Digestive Functions in Fishes. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4398-4269-0.
  2. [2]
    O.B. Vitorino Júnior; C.S. Agostinho; F.M. Pelicice (2016). "Ecology of Mylesinus paucisquamatus Jégu & Santos, 1988, an endangered fish species from the rio Tocantins basin" (PDF). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 14 (2). doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20150124. S2CID 56155368.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Mylesinus in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  4. [4]
    van der Sleen, P.; J.S. Albert, eds. (2017). Field Guide to the Fishes of the Amazon, Orinoco, and Guianas. Princeton University Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-0691170749.


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