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Crenuchidae
Amaila Tropical Darter
Characidium amaila
Eight Point Six Centimeters Crenuchid Fish from South American Waters
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Fusiform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
SmallAmaila Tropical Darter is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Crenuchidae
- Genus
- Characidium
- Maximum length
- 8.6 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- South America: upper Kuribrong River (Potaro-Essequibo drainage), upstream of Amaila Falls in Guyana.
Class
Family
