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Silver Tetra
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Characins, piranhas & tetras

Silver Tetra

Ctenobrycon spilurus (Valenciennes, 1850)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSilver Tetra
DutchDiepzalm
Spanish—
Chinese斑点栉啮鱼
Scientific nameCtenobrycon spilurus (Valenciennes, 1850)

About this species

Ctenobrycon spilurus, the silver tetra or silver dollar tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This species occurs in the Orinoco River basin and coastal river basins of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, as well as Brazil and Venezuela, and can be found in shallow slow moving streams with heavy vegetation. With temperatures that range from 23–27 °C (73–81 °F). The fish can grow to a maximum length of 8.0 cm (3+1⁄4 in).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderCharaciformes
FamilyCharacidae
GenusCtenobrycon

In Suriname

27Records in Suriname
1911First record
2018Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini5
  • Paramaribo3
  • Commewijne1
  • Marowijne1

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

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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