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Acestrorhynchidae
Sapphire striped tetra
Heterocharax virgulatus
Acestrorhynchid Fish of the Orinoco Basin
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallSapphire striped tetra is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 4.1 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Acestrorhynchidae
- Genus
- Heterocharax
- Maximum length
- 4.1 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
