Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon paradoxus)

Also known as Buck-toothed Tetra, Exodon Tetra

Description

Also known as Buck-toothed Tetra, Exodon Tetra.

Found in schools, in flowing waters over grassy, sandy rivers. These little fish are aggressive and vicious!
They feed on small fish, insects, small invertebrates and plants.
Length - 7.5cm
Depth - ?m
South America - Amazon and Tocantins River Basins, Guyana

Popular aquarium fish!
Related to Piranha's.
Piranha's have a fearsome reputation (because of James bond 007) as a voracious predator that can strip flesh off bones in minutes, although they have razor sharp teeth they are in fact quite timid scavengers. Ref: https://www.fishbase.de/summary/5145

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