Characidium purpuratum

Characidium purpuratum

Five Point Three Centimeters Crenuchid Fish from the Amazon Basin

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

Characidium purpuratum is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 5.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Crenuchidae
Genus: Characidium
Maximum length: 5.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin at Andean tributaries to the margin of the Amazon River in Ecuador.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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