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Erythrocharax altipinnis
Erythrocharax is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The only species in the genus is Erythrocharax altipinnis, a characin known only from Pará, Brazil, where it has been found in a small river. This species grows to 2.62 cm (1.03 in) in standard length.
From the article Erythrocharax on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The generic epithet is derived from the Greek erythrus (red) plus charax (a typical suffix for members of this family) in reference to the color of the caudal fin and the adipose fin of live specimens. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin alti (long) and pinnis (fin), a reference to the males' long dorsal fin rays.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 610500.