Roeboides bussingi

Roeboides bussingi

Nine Point Three Centimeters Trout

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
Small
Tropical fish

Roeboides bussingi is a species of characin native to the Pacific slope of Costa Rica and Panama. It is the only member of the genus found in the Coto Colorado River. It was described to science as a new species in 2013.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Characidae
Genus: Roeboides
Maximum length: 9.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Central America: Pacific slope of Costa Rica and Panama, including tributaries of the río Coto drainage in Costa Rica to the río San Pablo west of the city of David in western Panama.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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