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  • Myloplus schomburgkii
  • Myloplus schomburgkii
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Scientific Name Myloplus schomburgkii  (Jardine, 1841)
Common Names Black Band Silver Dollar
Disk Tetra, Schomburgk's Disc-tetra (Germany)
Type Locality Rio Negro, Brazil.
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Size 420mm or 16.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: middle and lower Amazon River basin, Nanay River, upper Orinoco River basin, Suriname (?).
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Upper Amazon, Nanay (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco, Upper Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference The Natural history of fishes of Guiana, pp 243, Pl. 22
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Last Update 2019 May 22 14:01 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 15:57)