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Tucan fish

Chalceus erythrurus (Cope, 1870)

Status not recordedbony fish

The tucan fish (Chalceus erythrurus) is a species in the family Chalceidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the tucan fish

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 tucan fish live?

Not recorded

Is the tucan fish 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 tucan fish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyChalceidae
  6. genusChalceus
  7. SpeciesChalceus erythrurus (Cope, 1870)

Synonyms Chalceus macrolepidotus iquitensis, Pellegrinina heterolepis, Plethodectes erythrurus

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Yellowfin ChalceusEnglish
  • chalceus červenýCzech
  • Gulfinnet glanstetraDanish
  • AririPortuguese
  • SardinhaPortuguese
  • Tetra-gigante-arco-írisPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tucan fish

Other species in the same genus Chalceus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tucan fish?

The tucan fish (Chalceus erythrurus) belongs to the family Chalceidae in the order Characiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tucan fish (Chalceus erythrurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tucan-fish

MLA

“Tucan fish (Chalceus erythrurus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tucan-fish.

BibTeX
@misc{tucan_fish_2026,
  title = {Tucan fish (Chalceus erythrurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tucan-fish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}