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Sailfin tetra (Crenuchus spilurus)
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Sailfin tetra (Crenuchus spilurus) specimen
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Crenuchidae

Sailfin tetra

Crenuchus spilurus

Striped Fish from the Amazon Basin

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

Sailfin tetra is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Maximum length
5.7 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Orinoco and Amazon River basins; and coastal rivers in the Guianas.

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