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Life Cycle

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Lays about 150 non-sticky eggs.
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Tom Froese
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Trophic Strategy

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Browsers biting off small pieces of plants (Ref. 40396). Food dominated by zooplankton (Ref. 56181).
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Lilibeth Miranda
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Biology

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This fish feeds on fruits and plants, and in extreme conditions or in captivity, may go for fish, crustaceans or maybe meat, but still are not considered dangerous.
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Importance

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fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Metynnis maculatus

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Metynnis maculatus, the spotted metynnis, is a species of serrasalmid fish found in Argentina and Brazil, and possibly in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. It is one of the species of fish known in the aquarium trade as the "silver dollar".

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Metynnis maculatus: Brief Summary

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Metynnis maculatus, the spotted metynnis, is a species of serrasalmid fish found in Argentina and Brazil, and possibly in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru. It is one of the species of fish known in the aquarium trade as the "silver dollar".

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