Sergeant Characin

Apareiodon gransabana

Forty fish bow headfirst into the current

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

Sergeant Characin is a freshwater fish of rivers and streams. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: Forty fish bow headfirst into the current.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Parodontidae
Genus: Apareiodon
Maximum length: 9.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Orinoco River basin and the coastal basins of French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname.

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