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Bloodfin tetra (Aphyocharax anisitsi)
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Ecological Illustration of Bloodfin tetra (Aphyocharax anisitsi)
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Characidae

Bloodfin tetra

Aphyocharax anisitsi

Pelvic and anal fins burn red beneath silver

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Bloodfin tetra is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Characins
Family
Characidae
Genus
Aphyocharax
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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