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Etymology: Scopaeocharax: Greek, skopeo = to watch + Greek, charax = a marine fish without identification (Ref. 45335).
Issue
No recent description. See Weitzman & Fink (1985) and Weitzman & Menezes (1998) for relationships. See Burns et al. (1995) for insemination in Scopaeocharax.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: ? - 10. Tropical; 20°C - 24°C (Ref. 12468)
South America: Middle and upper Huallaga River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34092)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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