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Acestrorhamphidae
X-ray tetra
Pristella maxillaris
Ray beneath the Orinoco Basin
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Fusiform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
SmallX-ray tetra is known from South America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Genus
- Pristella
- Maximum length
- 4.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon, Orinoco, and coastal river drainages of the Guianas.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
