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Salmon Discus
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Characins, piranhas & tetras

Salmon Discus

Brachychalcinus orbicularis (Valenciennes, 1850)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSalmon Discus
DutchDiscustetra
Spanish—
Chinese圆体短方脂鲤
Scientific nameBrachychalcinus orbicularis (Valenciennes, 1850)

About this species

Brachychalcinus orbicularis, the discus tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The discus tetra is found in South America in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and the coastal rivers of the Guianas, being recorded from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. This species has a maximum standard length of 9 cm (3.5 in).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderCharaciformes
FamilyCharacidae
GenusBrachychalcinus

In Suriname

91Records in Suriname
4iNaturalist observations
1910First record
2020Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini37
  • Brokopondo3

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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