Gold-tailed tetra
Astyanax aurocaudatus
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A tetra endemic to the upper Cauca River in Colombia. It reaches 6 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Astyanax aurocaudatus
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Carlastyanax aurocaudatus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–25 °C
- pH
- 5.8–7.5
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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