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Myleus micans

Status not recordedbony fish

Myleus micans is a species in the family Serrasalmidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about Myleus micans

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 Myleus micans live?

Not recorded

Is Myleus micans 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 Myleus micans classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familySerrasalmidae
  6. genusMyleus
  7. SpeciesMyleus micans (Lütken, 1875)

Synonyms Myletes micans

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • myleus brazilskýCzech
  • PacuPortuguese
  • PacamãoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Myleus micans

Other species in the same genus Myleus.

Pacu

Myleus pacu

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Myleus micans?

Myleus micans (Myleus micans) belongs to the family Serrasalmidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Myleus micans (Myleus micans). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/myleus-micans

MLA

“Myleus micans (Myleus micans).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/myleus-micans.

BibTeX
@misc{myleus_micans_2026,
  title = {Myleus micans (Myleus micans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/myleus-micans},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}