Animalia > Chordata > Characiformes > Characidae > Chalceus

Chalceus

Synonyms: Chaceus; Plethodectes

Wikipedia Abstract

Chalceus is a genus of characins from South America, from the Orinoco and Amazon Basins, as well as rivers in the Guianas. They typically reach a length of 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in) and are predatory, feeding on insects, small fish, and the like. The currently described species in this genus are:
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Species

Chalceus epakros
Chalceus erythrurus (Tucan fish)
Chalceus fasciatus
Chalceus flavicolis
Chalceus guaporensis
Chalceus labrosus
Chalceus latus
Chalceus macrolepidotus (Pinktail chalceus)
Chalceus spilogyros
Chalceus taeniatus

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0