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Prosomyleus rhomboidalis
Prosomyleus rhomboidalis, a member of the family Serrasalmidae


 
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Pronouncedseh rah sal mid eh
Family Common NameDisc Characins
Common NamesPirhana, pacu, silver dollar
SizeSmallest 58 mm, largest 1080 mm, average 264mm, most commonly 150mm. All SL.
SubfamiliesThere are 2 subfamilies in the database
SpeciesThere are 41 "species" in 33 genera in the database
Keepers1 species (2.4%) are being kept by registered keepers.
DistributionSouth America

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Hop to next section Subfamilies in SERRASALMIDAE (by species)
1.None (includes undescribed spp.)196 species(478%)
2.Myleinae1 species(2%)
Hop to next section Top Five Genera (by keepers)
1.Serrasalmus15 species(0 keepers)
2.Colossoma1 species(0 keepers)
3.Mylossoma1 species(0 keepers)
4.Piaractus0 species(0 keepers)
5.Prosomyleus1 species(0 keepers)
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1.
Metynnis argenteusMetynnis argenteus
(100%)
Hop to next section Chronological Species List
(Alphabetic | Most Kept | Most Bred)
1.
Serrasalmus rhombeusSerrasalmus rhombeus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
2.
Colossoma macropomumColossoma macropomum
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
3.Mylossoma duriventre(i:0, k:0, b:0)
4.
Piaractus brachypomusPiaractus brachypomus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
5.
Prosomyleus rhomboidalisProsomyleus rhomboidalis
(i:4, k:0, b:0)
6.
Catoprion mentoCatoprion mento
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
7.Pygocentrus piraya(i:0, k:0, b:0)
8.Pygopristis denticulata(i:0, k:0, b:0)
9.Pygocentrus cariba(i:0, k:0, b:0)
10.Mylossoma aureum(i:0, k:0, b:0)
11.Serrasalmus marginatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
12.
Myloplus schomburgkiiMyloplus schomburgkii
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
13.
Metynnis hypsauchenMetynnis hypsauchen
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
14.Myloplus asterias(i:0, k:0, b:0)
15.
Myloplus rubripinnisMyloplus rubripinnis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
16.Myleus altipinnis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
17.
Serrasalmus humeralisSerrasalmus humeralis
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
18.Serrasalmus gibbus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
19.
Metynnis maculatusMetynnis maculatus
(i:1, k:0, b:0)
20.
Pygocentrus nattereriPygocentrus nattereri
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
21.Serrasalmus elongatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
22.Serrasalmus spilopleura(i:0, k:0, b:0)
23.Serrasalmus scapularis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
24.Metynnis lippincottianus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
25.Myloplus tiete(i:0, k:0, b:0)
26.Metynnis mola(i:0, k:0, b:0)
27.Myloplus levis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
28.Serrasalmus calmoni(i:0, k:0, b:0)
29.Serrasalmus hollandi(i:0, k:0, b:0)
30.
Metynnis argenteusMetynnis argenteus
(i:2, k:2, b:0)
31.
Paramyloplus ternetziParamyloplus ternetzi
(i:2, k:0, b:0)
32.Serrasalmus altispinis(i:0, k:0, b:0)
33.Serrasalmus eigenmanni(i:0, k:0, b:0)
34.Metynnis fasciatus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
35.Acnodon normani(i:0, k:0, b:0)
36.Serrasalmus altuvei(i:0, k:0, b:0)
37.Serrasalmus manueli(i:0, k:0, b:0)
38.
Serrasalmus geryiSerrasalmus geryi
(i:3, k:0, b:0)
39.Mylesinus paraschomburgkii(i:0, k:0, b:0)
40.Serrasalmus compressus(i:0, k:0, b:0)
41.Ossubtus xinguense(i:0, k:0, b:0)