Paramyloplus ternetzi
| Paramyloplus ternetzi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Paramyloplus |
| Species: | P. ternetzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Paramyloplus ternetzi Norman, 1929
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| Synonyms | |
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Paramyloplus ternetzi[1] is a medium to large omnivorous fish of the family Serrasalmidae from South America, where found in the east and the northeastern Guiana Shield rivers. It and can grow to a length of 23.1 cm (9.1 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist and naturalist Carl Ternetz (1870–1928), who made extensive collections of fish in French Guiana for the British Museum.[3]
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paramyloplus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Myloplus ternetzi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Families TARUMANIIDAE, ERYTHRINIDAE, PARODONTIDAE, CYNODONTIDAE, SERRASALMIDAE, HEMIODONTIDAE, ANOSTOMIDAE and CHILODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- Jégu, M., 2003. Serrasalminae (Pacus and piranhas). p. 182-196. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.