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Buck-Toothed Tetra

Creagrutus bolivari

Classification

Creagrutus melasma, commonly known as the red-finned buck-toothed tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a characin, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. Distribution It is native to South America, occurring in the Orinoco River basin as well as in the Tuy and Neverí rivers of the Caribbean Sea versant in Venezuela. The Orinoco is one of the continent's largest river systems, draining vast areas of Venezuela and serving as a major center of Neotropical freshwater biodiversity.

Distribution

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