Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The redhook myleus or redhook silver dollar (Myloplus rubripinnis) is a medium-sized omnivorous fish in the family Serrasalmidae. It is from South America, where it is found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as rivers of the Guiana Shield. This species schools often and is peaceful; despite that, it is capable of delivering serious bites to humans.
Wikipedia contributors, Redhook myleus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:15:22.295860+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
- Name authority
- (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
- Genus
- Myloplus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familySerrasalmidae Bleeker, 1859
- subfamilyMyleinae Eigenmann, 1903
- genusMyloplus Gill, 1896
- speciesMyloplus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myloplus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Myloplus asterias (Müller & Troschel, 1844) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus levis (Eigenmann & McAtee, 1907) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus lobatus (Valenciennes, 1850) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus planquettei Jégu, Keith & Le Bail, 2003 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus schomburgkii (Jardine, 1841) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus zorroi Andrade, Jégu & Giarrizzo, 2016 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus tiete (Eigenmann & Norris, 1900) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus nigrolineatus Ota, Machado, Andrade, Collins, Farias & Hrbek, 2020 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus arnoldi Ahl, 1936 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus lucienae Andrade, Ota, Bastos & Jégu, 2016 | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus ternetzi (Norman, 1929) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Myloplus torquatus (Kner, 1858) | SerrasalmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Myletes luna Valenciennes, 1850 Valenciennes, 1850 | synonym |
| Myleus rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844) (Müller & Troschel, 1844) | synonym |
| Myleus rubripinnis luna (Valenciennes, 1850) (Valenciennes, 1850) | synonym |
| Myletes rubripinnis Müller & Troschel, 1844 Müller & Troschel, 1844 | synonym |
| Myleus rubripinnis rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844) (Müller & Troschel, 1844) | synonym |
| Aphyocharax rubripinnis (Müller & Troschel, 1844) (Müller & Troschel, 1844) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1021800 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4547Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.