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Pink-tailed Chalceus
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Characins, piranhas & tetras

Pink-tailed Chalceus

Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1818

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPink-tailed Chalceus
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese大鳞脂鲤
Scientific nameChalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1818

About this species

The pinktail chalceus (Chalceus macrolepidotus), also called the pinktail characin, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Chalceidae, the tucan fishes. This fish is found in South America. It is one of five fish in the genus Chalceus, and is the type species of the genus.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderCharaciformes
FamilyCharacidae
GenusChalceus

In Suriname

128Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1862First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini59
  • Marowijne4

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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