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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Characiformes (Characins) >
Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Megalamphodinae
Etymology: Megalamphodus: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, amphi = in both sides + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Harald Schultz (1909–1966) was a Brazilian ethnologist, anthropologist and fish collector who studied native South American tribes. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468)
South America: Araguaia River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38376)
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Weitzman, S.H. and L. Palmer, 1997. A new species of Hyphessobrycon (Teleostei: Characidae) from Neblina region of Venezuela and Brazil, with comments on the putative 'rosy tetra clade'. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(3-4):209-242. (Ref. 13676)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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