Charax tectifer

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

Introduction

Charax tectifer is a fresh water fish from the Amérique du Sud.

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Who is it?

Morphology

  • Average size
    10 cm
  • Maximum size
    14.4 cm
  • Pattern
    tasks
  • Average size
    10 cm
  • Maximum size
    14.4 cm
  • Pattern
    tasks

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

  • diet
    carnivorous
  • Sociability
    living in small groups
  • territorial
    No
  • Way of living
    diurnal

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

  • Reproduction
    ovipare

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)

World : LC

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

  • Temperature
    23 - 28 °C
  • pH (acidity)
    6 - 7.5
  • Flow
    Medium, 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.

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