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Myleus setiger

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about Myleus setiger

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 setiger live?

Not recorded

Is Myleus setiger 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 setiger classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familySerrasalmidae
  6. genusMyleus
  7. SpeciesMyleus setiger Müller & Troschel, 1844

Synonyms Myletes divaricatus, Myletes doidyxodon, Myletes filosus, Myleus doidyxodon

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • myleus štětinatýCzech
  • PacuPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Myleus setiger

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 setiger?

Myleus setiger (Myleus setiger) 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 setiger (Myleus setiger). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/myleus-setiger

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{myleus_setiger_2026,
  title = {Myleus setiger (Myleus setiger)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/myleus-setiger},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}