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Acanthocharax
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Acanthocharax

Acanthocharax is a genus in the family Characidae. It contains the single species Acanthocharax microlepis, which is endemic to Guyana, where it is found in the Essequibo River basin. It is found in fresh water at pelagic depths. This species is native to a tropical climate. This fish can reach a length of about 8.5 cm (3.3 in).

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 1 known species

Acanthocharax microlepis

speciesAcanthocharax microlepis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86174.