Gallery description : pictures of silver dollars

Silver Dollar usually lives in tropical well-vegetated rivers. It has a scales skin type. The diet is omnivore. The life span is 2 - 10 years. Silver Dollar (metynnis argenteus) usually grows 5cm - 14cm (2in - 5.5in).

Facts about silver dollars
NameSilver Dollar
OriginSouth america
Distinctive FeaturesDisk-like body and short fins
PredatorsLarge fish, birds, reptiles
Water TypeFresh
Conservation StatusLeast concern
Optimum pH Level5 - 7
ColourSilver, grey
GenusMetynnis
PhylumChordata
OrderCharaciformes
HabitatTropical well-vegetated rivers
FamilyCharacidae
Life Span2 - 10 years
DietOmnivore
Scientific NameMetynnis argenteus
KingdomAnimalia
Size (L)5cm - 14cm (2in - 5.5in)
Skin TypeScales
Main PreyBloodworm, insects, plants
ClassActinopterygii
Common NameSilver dollar
Average Litter Size2,000
Image Details
Description Pictures of silver dollars. ... Silver Dollars, 1873-1935 / Morgan Silver Dollars, 1878-1921
Width 1049 pixels
Heigh 994 pixels
File type JPG
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