Description

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 25 - 26. Upper lip absent.

Common Names

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Ruohotetra , Finnish , Finland

Andirá , Portuguese , Brazil

Anjirá , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Bryconidae

Genus: Henochilus

Species: Henochilus wheatlandii Garman, 1890

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Feeds on plants (Ref. 598).

Habitat

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pelagic