Gallery description : silver dollar
Silver Dollar usually inhabits tropical well-vegetated rivers. It has a scales skin type. The preferred food type is omnivore. Silver Dollar (metynnis argenteus) usually grows 5cm - 14cm (2in - 5.5in). The life span is 2 - 10 years.
Facts about silver dollars
| Name | Silver Dollar |
| Habitat | Tropical well-vegetated rivers |
| Origin | South america |
| Colour | Silver, grey |
| Main Prey | Bloodworm, insects, plants |
| Family | Characidae |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Life Span | 2 - 10 years |
| Conservation Status | Least concern |
| Order | Characiformes |
| Skin Type | Scales |
| Genus | Metynnis |
| Average Litter Size | 2,000 |
| Scientific Name | Metynnis argenteus |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Size (L) | 5cm - 14cm (2in - 5.5in) |
| Common Name | Silver dollar |
| Water Type | Fresh |
| Distinctive Features | Disk-like body and short fins |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| Predators | Large fish, birds, reptiles |
| Optimum pH Level | 5 - 7 |
Image Details
| Description | Silver dollar. Home / Dollars / Morgan Dollars / 1896 Morgan Silver Dollar |
| Width | 2285 pixels |
| Heigh | 2285 pixels |
| File type | JPG |
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