Myloplus

Myloplus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae found in tropical and subtropical South America, where they inhabit rivers and streams (both slow and fast-flowing). They are primarily herbivores, but also take some animal matter. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to in standard length. Adult males have a double-lobed anal fin and filamentous extensions on the dorsal fin, and both sexes (but especially males) can be brightly colored when breeding.

==Species== Myloplus contains the following species: Myloplus animacula Soares, Andrade & Lucinda, 2023 Myloplus arnoldi C. G. E. Ahl, 1936 Myloplus asterias (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844) Myloplus aylan Pereira, R. P. Ota, V. N. Machado, R. A. Collins, M. C. Andrade, Garcia-Ayala, Jégu, I. P. Farias & Hrbek, 2024 Myloplus levis (C. H. Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907) Myloplus lobatus (Valenciennes, 1850) Myloplus lucienae Andrade, Ota, Bastos & Jégu, 2016 Myloplus nigrolineatus Ota, Machado, Andrade, Collins, Farias & Hrbek, 2020 (Blackline myleus) Myloplus rubripinnis (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844) (Redhook myleus) Myloplus sauron Pereira, Ota, Machado, Collins, Ândrade, Garcia-Ayala, Jégu, Farias & Hrbek, 2024 Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841) (Disk tetra) Myloplus tiete (C. H. Eigenmann & A. A. Norris, 1900) Myloplus torquatus (Kner, 1858) Myloplus tumukumak Andrade, Jégu & Gama, 2018 Myloplus zorroi Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016