Characidium purpuratum
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| Characidium purpuratum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Genus: | Characidium |
| Species: | C. purpuratum
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| Binomial name | |
| Characidium purpuratum Steindachner, 1882
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Characidium purpuratum is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.[1] It is native to South America and is found in the Amazon River basin at Andean tributaries to the margin of the Amazon River in Ecuador.[1]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 5.3 cm (2.1 in).[1]
Etymology
[edit]The fishes name in is because the fish is clad in purple, referring to its purple caudal and anal fins.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Characidium purpuratum". FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CRENUCHIDAE Günther 1864 (South American Darters and Sailfin Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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