Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Characins; tetras
Subfamily: Stevardiinae
Genus: Tyttocharax

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4 species
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South America
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Tyttocharax cochui (Ladiges, 1950)

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Tyttocharax cochui
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Max. Length 2.1 cm SL

 
Tyttocharax madeirae
[Blackedge tetra]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm SL

 
Tyttocharax metae
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South America
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
Tyttocharax tambopatensis Weitzman & Ortega, 1995

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Tyttocharax tambopatensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tyttocharax cochui South America 2.1 SL 1950
Tyttocharax madeirae Blackedge tetra South America 2.1 SL 1913
Tyttocharax metae South America 1.9 SL 2012
Tyttocharax tambopatensis South America 1.6 SL 1995



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