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Tetra (Triportheus paranensis)
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Ecological Illustration of Tetra (Triportheus paranensis)
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Triportheidae

Tetra

Triportheus paranensis

Nineteen Centimeters Triportheid Fish from South American Waters

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Tetra is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 19 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Characins
Family
Triportheidae
Genus
Triportheus
Water type
Freshwater
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