Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Characins; tetras
Subfamily: Tetragonopterinae
Genus: Tetragonopterus

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15 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 12.9 cm TL
 
Tetragonopterus anostomus
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Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus araguaiensis
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Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
Tetragonopterus argenteus Cuvier, 1816

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Tetragonopterus argenteus
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Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus carvalhoi
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Photo by Castro-Lima, F.

South America
Max. Length 12.7 cm TL
Tetragonopterus chalceus Spix & Agassiz, 1829

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Tetragonopterus chalceus
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Photo by Hasselgreen Jr., P.C.

South America
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Tetragonopterus daguae (Eigenmann, 1913)

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Tetragonopterus daguae
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Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus denticulatus
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Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus franciscoensis
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No picture found

Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus georgiae
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Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus juruena
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Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus kuluene
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Photo by Beelen, P.

South America
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Tetragonopterus manaos Urbanski, Melo, Silva & Benine, 2018

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Tetragonopterus manaos
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Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus ommatus
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Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Tetragonopterus rarus
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Tetragonopterus signatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tetragonopterus anostomus South America 12.9 TL 2011
Tetragonopterus araguaiensis South America 6.3 SL 2013
Tetragonopterus argenteus South America 11.2 SL 1816
Tetragonopterus carvalhoi South America 6.5 SL 2011
Tetragonopterus chalceus South America 12.7 TL 1829
Tetragonopterus daguae South America 4 TL 1913
Tetragonopterus denticulatus South America 6.8 SL 2013
Tetragonopterus franciscoensis South America 11.7 SL 2016
Tetragonopterus georgiae South America 12.1 SL 1965
Tetragonopterus juruena South America 7.6 SL 2016
Tetragonopterus kuluene South America 6.4 SL 2016
Tetragonopterus manaos South America 8.2 SL 2018
Tetragonopterus ommatus South America 6.6 SL 2016
Tetragonopterus rarus South America 8.5 SL 2004
Tetragonopterus signatus South America 1861



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