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Mesoborus crocodilus

Status not recordedbony fish

Mesoborus crocodilus is a species in the family Distichodontidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about Mesoborus crocodilus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Mesoborus crocodilus live?

Not recorded

Is Mesoborus crocodilus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Mesoborus crocodilus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyDistichodontidae
  6. genusMesoborus
  7. SpeciesMesoborus crocodilus Pellegrin, 1900

Synonyms Champsoborus pellegrini, Mesoborus pellegrini, Neoborus crocodilus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • patetra krokodýlíCzech
  • Tiganga-crocodiloPortuguese
  • Рыба-крокодилRussian
  • Krokotiilitetraroot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Mesoborus crocodilus

Other species in the same family Distichodontidae.

Carp

Nannaethiops unitaeniatus

DistichodontidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Mesoborus crocodilus?

Mesoborus crocodilus (Mesoborus crocodilus) belongs to the family Distichodontidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mesoborus crocodilus (Mesoborus crocodilus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mesoborus-crocodilus

MLA

“Mesoborus crocodilus (Mesoborus crocodilus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mesoborus-crocodilus.

BibTeX
@misc{mesoborus_crocodilus_2026,
  title = {Mesoborus crocodilus (Mesoborus crocodilus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mesoborus-crocodilus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}