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Scarlettail Chalceus

Chalceus epakros Zanata & Toledo-Piza, 2004

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the scarlettail 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 scarlettail chalceus live?

Not recorded

Is the scarlettail 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 scarlettail chalceus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyChalceidae
  6. genusChalceus
  7. SpeciesChalceus epakros Zanata & Toledo-Piza, 2004
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • chalceus itaitubskýCzech
  • ArariPortuguese
  • Tetra-gigante-de-cauda-vermelhaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the scarlettail chalceus

Other species in the same genus Chalceus.

Tucan fish

Chalceus erythrurus

ChalceidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the scarlettail chalceus?

The scarlettail chalceus (Chalceus epakros) 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). Scarlettail Chalceus (Chalceus epakros). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarlettail-chalceus

MLA

“Scarlettail Chalceus (Chalceus epakros).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarlettail-chalceus.

BibTeX
@misc{scarlettail_chalceus_2026,
  title = {Scarlettail Chalceus (Chalceus epakros)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarlettail-chalceus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}