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Metynnis polystictus

Status not recordedbony fish

Metynnis polystictus is a species in the family Serrasalmidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about Metynnis polystictus

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 Metynnis polystictus live?

Not recorded

Is Metynnis polystictus 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 Metynnis polystictus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familySerrasalmidae
  6. genusMetynnis
  7. SpeciesMetynnis polystictus Zarske & Géry, 2008
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • PacuPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Metynnis polystictus

Other species in the same genus Metynnis.

Silver dollar

Metynnis lippincottianus

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What kind of animal is Metynnis polystictus?

Metynnis polystictus (Metynnis polystictus) 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). Metynnis polystictus (Metynnis polystictus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/metynnis-polystictus

MLA

“Metynnis polystictus (Metynnis polystictus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/metynnis-polystictus.

BibTeX
@misc{metynnis_polystictus_2026,
  title = {Metynnis polystictus (Metynnis polystictus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/metynnis-polystictus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}