Tucan fish
Chalceus erythrurus
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A characin from the Amazon in Brazil and Peru that reaches about 20 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Chalceus erythrurus
- Family
- Chalceidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chalceidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Chalceus macrolepidotus iquitensis, Pellegrinina heterolepis, Plethodectes erythrurus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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