Description

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Common Names

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Løjekarpelaks , Danish , Denmark

Bloodfin tetra , English , USA

Goldencrown tetra , English , USA

Goldencrowned aphyocarax , English , USA

Salakkatetra , Finnish , Finland

Laubensalmler , German , Germany

Pykú , Guarani , Argentina

白細脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

白细脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Zwawik srebrzysty , Polish , Poland

Pequira , Portuguese , Argentina

Mojarrita , Spanish , Argentina

Sardina , Spanish , Ecuador

Sardinita coliroja , Spanish , Venezuela

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Aphyocharax

Species: Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Amazon River basin (Ref. 38382). Reported from Argentina (Ref. 9086).

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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benthopelagic