Moenkhausia collettii
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Moenkhausia collettii belongs to the family of the true tetras (Characidae) and is widespread in tropical South America. Its distribution area is in the Amazon basin and extends from Peru to the three Guayanas .
features
Moenkhausia collettii has an elongated, laterally strongly flattened body and becomes five to seven centimeters long. Corresponding wide distribution area, the species is very variable in color. The basic color is olive to light brown, the back is darker, the belly whitish. There is a dark spot behind the edge of the gill cover . A silvery longitudinal stripe extends from the rear edge of the gill cover to the base of the caudal fin. The iris is silvery, the fins reddish. The base of the anal fin is marked by a black line.
- Fin formula : dorsal 11–12, anal 22–25.
- Scale formula : mLR 33–35, QR 5½ / 3½.
Moenkhausia collettii lives in calm, slowly flowing sections of larger streams over muddy ground. It is a sociable, peaceful schooling fish.
literature
- Günther Sterba : The world's freshwater fish. 2nd Edition. Urania, Leipzig / Jena / Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-332-00109-4 .
Web links
- Moenkhausia collettii on Fishbase.org (English)