This small Colombian characin is a slender, silvery freshwater fish marked by a rounded dark shoulder spot and a dark midlateral stripe running onto the tail base, with a small adipose fin. It inhabits clear, fast-flowing streams of the Nare and Guatapé drainages in the Magdalena basin. It reaches about 3 inches and moves in small schools through flowing water. This summary was AI generated
Water type
IUCN Status
Threat to humans
Source: Fishbase
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