Priocharax pygmaeus
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| Priocharax pygmaeus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Priocharax |
| Species: | P. pygmaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Priocharax pygmaeus S. H. Weitzman & Vari, 1987 | |
Priocharax pygmaeus is a minute species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[2] This fish is found in the Upper Amazon River basin in Colombia. It has also been recorded from the Río Ucayali basin in Peru.[3] The species, which has a skeleton of cartilage, is almost completely transparent.[4]
This species reaches a length of 1.7 cm (0.67 in).[5]
