Metynnis luna Cope, 1878
Metynnis luna
photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

 Family:  Serrasalmidae ()
 Max. size:  12.9 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 102.0 g
 Environment:  pelagic
 Distribution:  South America: Amazon River basin.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Filters on phytoplankton with long gill rakers (Ref. 34077).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Torres, Armi G. - 02.02.99
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 05.10.16
 Checked by: Froese, Rainer - 17.05.00

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