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Pinktail Chalceus

Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1818

Status not recordedbony fish

The pinktail chalceus (Chalceus macrolepidotus) is a species in the family Chalceidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the pinktail chalceus

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 the pinktail chalceus live?

Not recorded

Is the pinktail chalceus 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 the pinktail chalceus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyChalceidae
  6. genusChalceus
  7. SpeciesChalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1818

Synonyms Brycon macrolepidotus, Chalceus ararapeera, Creagrutus pellegrini

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Pink-tailed ChalceusEnglish
  • Pinktailed characinEnglish
  • chalceus velkošupinnýCzech
  • Rødfinnet glanstetraDanish
  • ピンクテールカラシンJapanese
  • Kąsacz różowoogonowyPolish
  • ArariPortuguese
  • Крупночешуйный халцеусRussian
  • Tetra-gigante-de-cauda-rosaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pinktail chalceus

Other species in the same genus Chalceus.

Tucan fish

Chalceus erythrurus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pinktail chalceus?

The pinktail chalceus (Chalceus macrolepidotus) belongs to the family Chalceidae 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). Pinktail Chalceus (Chalceus macrolepidotus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinktail-chalceus

MLA

“Pinktail Chalceus (Chalceus macrolepidotus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinktail-chalceus.

BibTeX
@misc{pinktail_chalceus_2026,
  title = {Pinktail Chalceus (Chalceus macrolepidotus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pinktail-chalceus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}