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Golden Dorado | |
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Golden Dorado | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Genus: | Salminus |
Species: | Salminus brasiliensis |
The Golden Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) is a large river fish that lives in central and east-central South America. It is not to be confused with the mahi-mahi or pompano dolphinfish, two unrelated species also called "dorado" in certain cases. It is part of the Salminus genus.
Diet[]
Golden Dorados are piscivores.