Nematocharax venustus
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| Nematocharax venustus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Nematocharax |
| Species: | N. venustus |
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| Nematocharax venustus | |
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Nematocharax venustus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[3] This species is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Jequitinhonha River basin. The males of this species can reach a length of 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) SL while the females only grow to 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) SL.[4][5]
