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
There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus. Many of these were formerly included in Myleus.
- Myloplus arnoldi C. G. E. Ahl, 1936
- Myloplus asterias
- Myloplus levis
- Myloplus lobatus
- Myloplus lucienae M. C. Andrade, Ota, Bastos & Jégu, 2016
- Myloplus nigrolineatus R. P. Ota, Machado, Andrade, Collins, Farias, & Hrbeck, 2020
- Myloplus planquettei Jégu, Keith & Le Bail, 2003
- Myloplus rhomboidalis
- Myloplus rubripinnis
- Myloplus schomburgkii
- Myloplus ternetzi
- Myloplus tiete
- Myloplus torquatus
- Myloplus tumukumak Andrade, Jégu & Gama, 2018
- Myloplus zorroi M. C. Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016
