Scale-Eating Glassfish

Roeboides dientonito

Six Point Eight Centimeters Trout from South American Waters

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

Scale-Eating Glassfish is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 6.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Characidae
Genus: Roeboides
Maximum length: 6.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Lake Maracaibo and Orinoco River basin, and rivers of the northwestern portion of Guyana.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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