''Myloplus levis'' is a medium to large omnivorous fish of the family

Serrasalmidae The Serrasalmidae (serrasalmids) are a family of characiform fishes, recently elevated to family status. It includes more than 90 species. The name means "serrated salmon family", which refers to the serrated keel running along the belly of these ...

from South America, where found in the Paraguay-Paraná River basin. It and can grow to a length of .

References

*Jégu, M., 2003. Serrasalminae (Pacus and piranhas). p. 182-196. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. Serrasalmidae Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann Taxa named by Waldo Lee McAtee Fish described in 1907 Freshwater fish of South America {{Characiformes-stub