Priocharax piagassu

Priocharax piagassu

Cartilage frame near transparent body

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

Priocharax piagassu is a minute species of fish native to the Rio Purus and Solimões Draina, Brazil. The species, which has a skeleton of cartilage, is almost completely transparent.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Genus: Priocharax
Maximum length: 1.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: South America: Brazil.

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