Swordtail characin

Corynopoma riisei

Four Point Eight Centimeters Trout

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

Corynopoma is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The only species in the genus is Corynopoma riisei, the sword-tail characin, a species of characin found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Stevardiidae
Genus: Corynopoma
Maximum length: 4.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: coastal rivers of Trinidad and northern Venezuela and from the Meta River basin.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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