Elongate hatchetfish
Triportheus elongatus
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A freshwater hatchetfish from northern South America.
- Scientific name
- Triportheus elongatus
- Family
- Triportheidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Triportheidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Chalcinus amazonensis, Chalcinus cruzi, Chalcinus elongatus, Chalcinus elongatus iquitensis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul, América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 24.2 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Omnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Not evaluated (NE)
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