Red-Finned Buck-Toothed Tetra

Creagrutus melasma

Four Point Five Centimeters Stevardiid Fish from the Orinoco Basin

Black
Red
Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Creagrutus melasma, commonly known as the red-finned buck-toothed tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Stevardiidae.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Stevardiidae
Genus: Creagrutus
Maximum length: 4.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin and Tuy and Neveri rivers of Caribbean Sea versant of Venezuela.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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