Characidium purpuratum is a fish in the family Crenuchidae.

[1] It is native to South America and is found in the Amazon River basin at Andean tributaries to the margin of the Amazon River in Ecuador.

[1] This species reaches a length of 5.3 cm (2.1 in).

[1] The fishes name in is because the fish is clad in purple, referring to its purple caudal and anal fins.

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