Myloplus ternetzi
Appearance
Myloplus ternetzi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Serrasalmidae |
Genus: | Myloplus |
Species: | M. ternetzi
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Binomial name | |
Myloplus ternetzi (Norman, 1929)
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Synonyms | |
Paramyloplus ternetzi Norman, 1929
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Myloplus ternetzi 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).[1]
Etymology
[edit]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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.