kingdom: Animalia >
phylum: Chordata >
subphylum: Vertebrata >
infraphylum: Gnathostomata >
parvphylum: Osteichthyes >
class: Actinopterygii >
order: Characiformes >
family: Serrasalmidae >
genus: Metynnis >
South America: Amazon and Paraguay River basins, north Guiana Shield rivers.
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