Metynnis
| Metynnis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Male Metynnis lippincottianus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Metynnis Cope, 1878 |
| Type species | |
| Metynnis luna Cope, 1878 | |
Metynnis is a genus of serrasalmids from tropical and subtropical South America. It contains many of the species known as silver dollars in the aquarium trade.
Species
The fourteen currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Metynnis altidorsalis C. G. E. Ahl, 1923
- Metynnis argenteus C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 (silver dollar)
- Metynnis cuiaba Pavanelli, Ota & Petry, 2009
- Metynnis fasciatus C. G. E. Ahl, 1931
- Metynnis guaporensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
- Metynnis hypsauchen (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844) (silver dollar)
- Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope, 1870) (spotted silver dollar)
- Metynnis longipinnis Zarske & Géry, 2008 (silver dollar)
- Metynnis luna Cope, 1878
- Metynnis maculatus (Kner, 1858) (spotted metynnis)
- Metynnis mola C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
- Metynnis orinocensis (Steindachner, 1908)
- Metynnis otuquensis C. G. E. Ahl, 1923
- Metynnis polystictus Zarske & Géry, 2008 (silver dollar)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Metynnis in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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