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Related FAQs:
Crenuchine Fishes, Characid/Tetra Fishes,
Related Articles:
Characiform Fishes,
To Subfamilies of Characids:
Alestiine Characid Fishes,
Characinine/Tetra Fishes, Piranhas and
Relatives, subfamily Serrasalminae,
Tetragonopterine/Tetra Fishes,
/The Conscientious
Aquarist, /A Diversity of Aquatic Life
The Characid/Tetra Fishes, family Characidae, Subfamily
Crenuchinae
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Northern South America. 2 genera (Crenuchus, Poecilocharax), 3
species.
| Crenuchus spilurus Gunther 1863, the Sailfin Tetra.
South America; Guianas, Orinoco and Amazonas Basins. To 5.7 cm. in length.
pH 5.5-6.5, dH to 5, temp. 24-28 C. A solitary, predatory species that lives
on insect larvae and crustaceans in the wild. Males guard the nest of about
one hundred eggs spawned on a rock or plant leaf. Aquarium photo.
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