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Blackline penguinfish (Thayeria boehlkei)
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Blackline penguinfish (Thayeria boehlkei) specimen
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Acestrorhamphidae

Blackline penguinfish

Thayeria boehlkei

Three Point Six Centimeters Acestrorhamphid Fish of the Brazilian Coast

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

Blackline penguinfish is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 3.6 cm.

Maximum length
3.6 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: upper Amazon River basin in Peru and Araguaia River in Brazil.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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