Characidium vidali

Characidium vidali is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.^[2] It is native to South America and is found in the northeastern tributaries of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[2]

Characidium vidali
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Crenuchidae
Genus:	Characidium
Species:	C. vidali
Binomial name
Characidium vidali Travassos, 1967

Size

This species reaches a length of 6.4 cm (2.5 in).^[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of geologist-paleontologist Nei Vidal, of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro ^[3]