Charax tectifer
Scientific name | Charax tectifer |
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Descriptor | Cope |
Year of description | 1870 |
IUCN category (World) | LC |
Family | Characidae |
Genus | Charax |


Introduction
Charax tectifer is a fresh water fish from the Amérique du Sud.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Average size10 cm
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Maximum size14.4 cm
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Patterntasks
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Average size10 cm
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Maximum size14.4 cm
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Patterntasks
How to recognize This fish ?
Charax tectifer measures between 10 and 14.4 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly argent body. The also has noir tasks.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilityliving in small groups
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territorialNo
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Way of livingdiurnal
Charax tectifer is a fish living in small groups naturally found at mid-depth. This species is carnivorous .
Although Charax tectifer is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
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Reproductionovipare
Charax tectifer is a fish ovipare.
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Origin and distribution
Conservation status of populations (IUCN)
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature23 - 28 °C
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pH (acidity)6 - 7.5
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FlowMedium, Slow and Stagnant
Biotope presentation
Charax tectifer is most often found at a depth between 0m and 4m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
Species of the same biotope
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Participation & Validation
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