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  • Exodon paradoxus
  • Exodon paradoxus
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Scientific Name Exodon paradoxus    Müller & Troschel, 1844
Common Names Bucktooth Tetra
Zweitupfen-Raubsalmler (Germany)
Type Locality Essequibo River, Guyana.
Synonym(s) Epicyrtus exodon, Epicyrtus paradoxus, Hystricodon paradoxus
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Size 75mm or 3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon and Tocantins River basins. Also known from Guyana.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
pH 5.5 - 7.5
Temperature 23.0-28.0°C or 73.4-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
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Compatibility Exodon paradoxus will eat smaller fish and harass larger fish being a lepidophage (scale eater).
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 10 (pt 1), pp 91.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:52 (species record created: 2013 Apr 05 19:30)