Tailspot tetra
Bryconops caudomaculatus
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A tetra from the coastal rivers of northern South America, from fast waters. It has an orange spot at the base of the tail, which gives the species its name. It reaches about 12 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Bryconops caudomaculatus
- Family
- Iguanodectidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Iguanodectidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Brycochandus durbini, Creatochanes caudomaculatus, Tetragonopterus caudomaculatus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12.4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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