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The Pink-tailed Characin has been bred in Japan and Hong Kong. A 19-year-old specimen was recorded at the Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, West Germany. In South America this is a food fish.
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Pink-tailed Characin [Pictures] Chalceus macrolepidotus SYN: Brycon macrolepidotus, Chalceus ararapeera, C. erythrurus, Pellegrina heterolepsis PD: An elongated, laterally compressed species with large scales.
See also: Characin, Water, Fish, Freshwater, Banded
 
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