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Arnold's pacu

Myloplus arnoldi Ahl, 1936

Status not recordedbony fish

The arnold's pacu (Myloplus arnoldi) is a species in the family Serrasalmidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the arnold's pacu

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arnold's pacu live?

Not recorded

Is the arnold's pacu endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the arnold's pacu classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familySerrasalmidae
  6. genusMyloplus
  7. SpeciesMyloplus arnoldi Ahl, 1936

Synonyms Myleus arnoldi

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • myloplus ArnoldůvCzech
  • GeelvinschijfzalmDutch
  • Pacu-brancoPortuguese
  • Pacu-do-XinguPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the arnold's pacu

Other species in the same genus Myloplus.

Redhook

Myloplus rubripinnis

SerrasalmidaeNo free photo yet

Pacu

Myloplus planquettei

SerrasalmidaeNo free photo yet

Redgill pacu

Myloplus asterias

SerrasalmidaeNo free photo yet

Moon pacu

Myloplus levis

SerrasalmidaeNo free photo yet

CompareArnold's pacu vs RedhookArnold's pacu vs PacuArnold's pacu vs Myloplus sauronArnold's pacu vs Redgill pacu

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the arnold's pacu?

The arnold's pacu (Myloplus arnoldi) belongs to the family Serrasalmidae in the order Characiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Arnold's pacu (Myloplus arnoldi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/arnolds-pacu

MLA

“Arnold's pacu (Myloplus arnoldi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/arnolds-pacu.

BibTeX
@misc{arnolds_pacu_2026,
  title = {Arnold's pacu (Myloplus arnoldi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arnolds-pacu},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}