Myloplus tiete
| Tiete Pacu | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Myloplus |
| Species: | M. tiete
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| Binomial name | |
| Myloplus tiete (C. H. Eigenmann & A. A. Norris, 1900)
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Myloplus tiete, the tiete pacu, is a medium to large omnivorous fish of the family Serrasalmidae from South America, where it is found in the Paraguay-Paraná River basin. It and can grow to a length of 16.3 cm (6.4 in).[3]
References
- ^ Brejão, G.L. (2024). "Myloplus tiete". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T186538A1814627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T186538A1814627.en. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Myloplus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Myloplus tiete". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- 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.