Spotfin Headstander

Caenotropus maculosus

Striped Fish from South American Waters

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

Spotfin Headstander is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 10.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Chilodidae
Genus: Caenotropus
Maximum length: 10.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Cuyuni River basin of eastern Venezuela, Essequibo and Cuyuni rivers of Guyana, Corantijn River of Suriname and Guyana, and Marowijne-Maroni River of Suriname and French Guiana.

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