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silver tetra

Ctenobrycon spilurus

Classification

Ctenobrycon spilurus, the silver tetra or silver dollar tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This species occurs in the Orinoco River basin and coastal river basins of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, as well as Brazil and Venezuela, and can be found in shallow slow moving streams with heavy vegetation. With temperatures that range from 23–27 °C (73–81 °F).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 7