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Scientific Name Metynnis hypsauchen  (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Common Names Silver Dollar
Dickköpfiger Scheibensalmler (Germany), Plain Metynnis, Schreitmuller's Metynnis
Type Locality Guyana.
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Size 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon and Paraguay River basins, north Guiana Shield rivers.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 10 (pt 1), pp 97.
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Last Update 2021 Feb 23 12:01 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 15:41)