Chalceidae
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Chalceidae, the tucanfishes,[1][2] 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.
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Chalceidae | |
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Chalceus macrolepidotus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Chalceidae Fowler, 1958 |
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All members of the family inhabit areas of northern South America, including the Amazon River and various tributaries.[3]