Chalceidae - Tucanfishes

Classification

Family: Chalceidae - Tucanfishes

Description

Chalceidae, the tucanfishes, is a family of freshwater fish first described by Henry Weed Fowler in the year 1958. It is a monotypic family, home only to the genus incertae sedis Chalceus.

All members of the family inhabit areas of northern South America, including the Amazon River and various tributaries.

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