Uruguay tetra
Cheirodon interruptus
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The Uruguay tetra comes from the Uruguay River, the lower Paraná and coastal rivers of southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina, from still, heavily vegetated waters. It has been introduced to Chile. It reaches about 6 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Cheirodon interruptus
- Family
- Characidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Characidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Cheirodon felipponei, Cheirodon interruptus interruptus, Cheirodon leuciscus, Cheirodon meinkeni, Cheirodon monodon, Chirodon monodon, Hyphessobrycon nigrifrons, Odontostilbe felipponei, Pedalibrycon felipponei, Tetragonopterus interruptus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5.8 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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