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Metynnis lippincottianus | |
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A male spotted silver dollar showing mating colouration | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Serrasalmidae |
Genus: | Metynnis |
Species: | M. lippincottianus
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Binomial name | |
Metynnis lippincottianus (Cope, 1870)
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Metynnis lippincottianus, commonly known as the spotted silver dollar, is a species of serrasalmid native to the Brazilian Amazon and multiple rivers of French Guiana. An average M. lippincottianus can grow to a length of 13 cm.
The fish is named in honor of Cope’s friend, James S. Lippincott (1819-1885), who made contributions to Meteorology, Agriculture and other studies.[1]