False silver tetra
Tetragonopterus chalceus
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The false silver tetra is a silvery tetra from the Amazon, São Francisco and Orinoco basins and the rivers of the Guianas. It reaches about 13 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Tetragonopterus chalceus
- Family
- Characidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Characidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 5–7.5
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12.7 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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