Naked characin
Gymnocharacinus bergii
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A tetra endemic to a small warm-spring stream near Valcheta, in Argentine Patagonia; it is the southernmost characin. The young reabsorb their scales and adults are almost scaleless. Critically endangered. It reaches about 7.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Gymnocharacinus bergii
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Gymnocharacinus bergi
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 21.5–26 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7.5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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