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Tailspot tetra (Bryconops caudomaculatus)
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Ecological Illustration of Tailspot tetra (Bryconops caudomaculatus)
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Iguanodectidae

Tailspot tetra

Bryconops caudomaculatus

A spotted tail feeding widely in home aquariums

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

Tailspot tetra is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 12.4 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Characins
Family
Iguanodectidae
Genus
Bryconops
Water type
Freshwater
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