Pongo characin
Parodon pongoensis
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A scrapetooth characin from South America.
- Scientific name
- Parodon pongoensis
- Family
- Parodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Parodontidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Apareiodon caquetae, Apareiodon pongoense, Apareiodon pongoensis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10.4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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