Redhook myleus
| Redhook myleus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Myloplus |
| Species: | M. rubripinnis
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| Binomial name | |
| Myloplus rubripinnis | |
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The redhook myleus or redhook silver dollar (Myloplus rubripinnis) is a medium-sized omnivorous fish in the family Serrasalmidae. It is from South America, where it is found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as rivers of the Guiana Shield. This species schools often and is peaceful; despite that, it is capable of delivering serious bites to humans.