Trochilocharax

Trochilocharax ornatus (hummingbird tetra) is a species of characin endemic to Peru.^[2] This species is the only member of the genus Trochilocharax^[3] and its subfamily, Trochilocharacinae.

Trochilocharax
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily:	Trochilocharacinae Melo, Mattox & Oliveira, 2024
Genus:	Trochilocharax Zarske, 2010
Species:	T. ornatus
Binomial name
Trochilocharax ornatus Zarske, 2010

It is a small fish, reaching only 17 mm (0.67 in) SL.^[2][4]