Megalamphodus epicharis

Megalamphodus epicharis

Fish Reaching Three Point Three Centimeters in the Brazilian Coast

Tropical
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Megalamphodus epicharis, the crystalline rosy tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the American tetra family Acestrorhamphidae. This species is only known to occur in the upper basin of the Rio Negro in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela, in blackwater tributaries.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Genus: Megalamphodus
Maximum length: 3.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: South America: Upper Orinoco and upper Negro River basins.

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