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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Characiformes (Characins) >
Chalceidae (Tucanfishes)
Etymology: Chalceus: Greek, chalkos = copper, brass (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Amazon basin, Rio Orinoco and the Essequibo River drainage in Guyana.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111518); max. published weight: 70.00 g (Ref. 111518)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zanata, A.M. and M. Toledo-Piza, 2004. Taxonomic revision of the South American fish genus Chalceus Cuvier (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes) with the description of three new species. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 140(1):103-135. (Ref. 55827)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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