Paramyloplus ternetzi

Paramyloplus ternetzi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Paramyloplus
Species:
P. ternetzi
Binomial name
Paramyloplus ternetzi
Norman, 1929
Synonyms
  • Myleus ternetzi (Norman, 1929)
  • Myloplus ternetzi (Norman, 1929)
  • Myleus (Paramyloplus) ternetzi goslinei Géry, 1972

Paramyloplus ternetzi, the pakusi, is a medium to large omnivorous fish of the family Serrasalmidae from South America, where it is found in the east and the northeastern Guiana Shield rivers. It can grow to a length of 23.1 cm (9.1 in).