Metynnis maculatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Metynnis |
| Species: | M. maculatus
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| Metynnis maculatus (Kner, 1858)
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Metynnis maculatus, the spotted metynnis, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the pacus, piranhas and related fishes. This fish is found in Argentina and Brazil, and possibly in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. It is one of the species of fish known in the aquarium trade as the "silver dollar".
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Metynnis maculatus". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Metynnis maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T49829546A139560578. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T49829546A139560578.pt. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Metynnis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 July 2025.