Parodontidae

Longitudinal-lined Characin

Apareiodon argenteus

Silver gleam runs beneath the dark lateral stripe

• Tropical
• Upper river
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

Longitudinal-lined Characin is a freshwater fish living in freshwater habitats. One feature is particularly easy to remember: Silver gleam runs beneath the dark lateral stripe.