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Scientific Name	**Chalceus macrolepidotus** Cuvier, 1818
Common Names	Pink-tailed Chalceus Pink-tailed Characin, Pinkschwanz-Chalceus (Germany)
Type Locality	Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Brycon macrolepidotus, Chalceus ararapeera, Creagrutus pellegrini, Myletes macrolepidotus
Etymology	Chalceus: Greek, chalkos = copper, brass
Species Information
Size	245mm or 9.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Negro and Orinoco River basins and coastal rivers in Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, Coastal Rivers of Brazil (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Venezuela Caribbean Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Temperature	23.0-28.0°C or 73.4-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 4, pp 454, Pl. 21 (fig. 1).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:53 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 07:58)