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Family Order: Characiformes 🍽️ 2 Edible 🐠 84 Aquarium

Crenuchidae

Species
105
Genera
10
Max Length
51 cm
Max Weight
-
Avg Trophic
3.36
Threatened
2

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Brazil
22 spp.
Venezuela
16 spp.
Colombia
15 spp.
Guyana
7 spp.
Peru
4 spp.
GF
4 spp.
Suriname
4 spp.
Argentina
3 spp.
Uruguay
1 spp.
Paraguay
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
1 m
Deepest
2 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
105

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 70
Near Threatened 2
Vulnerable 3
Endangered 1
Critically Endangered 4
Data Deficient 9

🐟 Species in Crenuchidae

105 total
Ammocryptocharax Lateralis
Ammocryptocharax lateralis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Ammocryptocharax Vintonae
Ammocryptocharax vintonae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Black morpho tetra
Poecilocharax weitzmani
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
Characidium Alipioi
Characidium alipioi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Amaila
Characidium amaila
EN 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Bahiense
Characidium bahiense
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Bimaculatum
Characidium bimaculatum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Boavistae
Characidium boavistae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Bolivianum
Characidium bolivianum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Borellii
Characidium borellii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Brevirostre
Characidium brevirostre
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Caucanum
Characidium caucanum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Chupa
Characidium chupa
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Crandellii
Characidium crandellii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Declivirostre
Characidium declivirostre
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Deludens
Characidium deludens
💧 Freshwater
Characidium Dumonti
Characidium dumonti
💧 Freshwater
Characidium Duplicatum
Characidium duplicatum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Etheostoma
Characidium etheostoma
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Etzeli
Characidium etzeli
NT 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Fleurdelis
Characidium fleurdelis
💧 Freshwater
Characidium Gomesi
Characidium gomesi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Grajahuense
Characidium grajahuense
CR 💧 Freshwater
Characidium Hasemani
Characidium hasemani
LC 💧 Freshwater