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Steel Tetra (Gephyrocharax melanocheir)
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Steel Tetra (Gephyrocharax melanocheir) specimen
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Stevardiidae

Steel Tetra

Gephyrocharax melanocheir

Four Point Two Centimeters Eel

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

Steel Tetra is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 4.2 cm.

Maximum length
4.2 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Tributary to Magdalena River near Honda. Also known from the Cauca and San Jorge River basins.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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