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Parodontidae
Pearlscale Characin
Apareiodon vittatus
Algal feeding quickens from afternoon into night
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallPearlscale Characin is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 14.5 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Parodontidae
- Genus
- Apareiodon
- Maximum length
- 14.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Iguaçu River basin, Brazil.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
