Pinktail chalceus
The pinktail chalceus (Chalceus macrolepidotus), also called the pinktail characin, is a species of freshwater fish of the family Chalceidae found in South America. It is one of five fish in the genus Chalceus, and is the type species of the genus.
| Pinktail chalceus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Chalceidae |
| Genus: | Chalceus |
| Species: | C. macrolepidotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1818 | |
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