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. Collecting Kennedy Half Dollars
Width 1049 pixels
Heigh 994 pixels
File type JPG
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