Myloplus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae found in tropical and subtropical South America, where they inhabit rivers and streams (both slow and fast-flowing). 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 (but especially males) can be brightly colored when breeding.
Species
Myloplus contains the following species:
- Myloplus animacula <small>Soares, Andrade & Lucinda, 2023</small>
- Myloplus arnoldi <small>C. G. E. Ahl, 1936</small>
- Myloplus asterias <small>(J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844)</small>
- Myloplus aylan <small>Pereira, , , , , , Jégu, & , 2024</small>
- Myloplus levis <small>(C. H. Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907)</small>
- Myloplus lobatus <small>(Valenciennes, 1850)</small>
- Myloplus lucienae <small>Andrade, Ota, Bastos & Jégu, 2016</small>
- Myloplus nigrolineatus <small>Ota, Machado, Andrade, Collins, Farias & Hrbek, 2020</small> (Blackline myleus)
- Myloplus rubripinnis <small>(J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844)</small> (Redhook myleus)
- Myloplus sauron <small>Pereira, Ota, Machado, Collins, ÃÂndrade, Garcia-Ayala, Jégu, Farias & Hrbek, 2024</small>
- Myloplus schomburgkii <small>(Jardine, 1841)</small> (Disk tetra)
- Myloplus tiete <small>(C. H. Eigenmann & A. A. Norris, 1900)</small>
- Myloplus torquatus <small>(Kner, 1858)</small>
- Myloplus tumukumak <small>Andrade, Jégu & Gama, 2018</small>
- Myloplus zorroi <small>Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016</small>
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