aquarium
📖 Overview
Overview information for aquarium is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for aquarium is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for aquarium is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for aquarium is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Assumed to be like Metynnis hypsauchen.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 5.5 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 22. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C South America: Amazon River basin, northeastern Guiana Shield rivers.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"aquarium is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for aquarium is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for aquarium has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Silver Dollar · Spotted silver dollar |
| 🌍CES | metynis paránský |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Roosevelts skivekarpelaks |
| 🇩🇪German | Gefleckter Scheibensalmler · Roosevelts Scheibensalmler |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Pilkkulevytetra |
| 🇫🇷French | Metynnis · Metynnis, Poisson dollar |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Schijfzalm |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Pacu · Pacu, Pacu-marreca · Pacu-marreca · Pacuí |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Метиннис пятнистый |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metynnis anisurus | Ahl | 1924 | Synonym |
| Metynnis dungerni | Ahl | 1925 | Synonym |
| Metynnis goeldii | Eigenmann | 1903 | Synonym |
| Metynnis heinrothi | Ahl | 1924 | Synonym |
| Metynnis orbicularis | Steindachner | 1908 | Synonym |
| Metynnis roosevelti | Eigenmann | 1915 | Synonym |
| Metynnis seitzi | Ahl | 1923 | Synonym |
| Metynnis snethlagae | Ahl | 1924 | Synonym |
| Myletes lippincottianus | Cope | 1870 | Synonym |
| Myletes orbicularis | Steindachner | 1908 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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