Tall silver fish with one dark vertical band and a small rounded head.

Disk tetra

Myloplus schomburgkii
Where at Shedd?
Amazon Rising
Diet Fruits, small fishes, crustaceans, clams and snails
Size Length: Up to 14 inches (35.6 cm)
Type Fishes
Range Northern South America
Habitat Rivers

Did you know?

  1. Members of the pacu and piranha subfamily are native only to South America, but they have been introduced to other parts of the world.