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Crenuchidae
Melanocharacidium rex
Melanocharacidium rex
Nine Point Nine Centimeters Crenuchid Fish of South American Waters
- Black
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
SmallMelanocharacidium rex is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 9.9 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Crenuchidae
- Genus
- Melanocharacidium
- Maximum length
- 9.9 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Tigre and Pastaza River basins in upper Amazon drainage, Ecuador.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status