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Tetra |
Black neon tetra, Hyphessobrycon
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A Pristella tetra.
A tetra is any of a number of species of small
South American freshwater
fish belonging to the family
Characidae and to its former subfamily
Alestiidae ("African tetras"). The characidae are
distingushed from other fishes by the presence of a small
adipose fin between the dorsal and caudal fins. Many of
these, such as the neon tetra, are brightly colored and easy to keep in
captivity, and extremely popular for home
aquaria.
Though the list below is sorted by common name, in a
number of cases, the common name is applied to different
species, depending on country and context. Since the
aquarium trade may use a different name for the same specis,
advanced aquarists tend to use scientific names for the
less-common tetras.
Tetra species:
- Adonis tetra Lepidarchus adonis
African long-finned tetra Brycinus longipinnis
African moon tetra Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus
Arnold's tetra Arnoldichthys spilopterus
B-A tetra Hyphessobrycon anisitsi
Banded tetra Astyanax aeneus
Bandtail tetra Moenkhausia dichroura
Barred glass tetra Phenagoniates macrolepis
Bass tetra Hemigrammus rodwayi
Beacon tetra Hemigrammus ocellifer
Belgian flag tetra Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus
Black darter tetra Poecilocharax weitzmani
Black morpho tetra Poecilocharax weitzmani
Black neon tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Black phantom tetra Hyphessobrycon megalopterus
Black tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Black tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Black tetra Gymnocorymbus thayeri
Black wedge tetra Hemigrammus pulcher
Blackband tetra Hyphessobrycon scholzei
Blackedge tetra Tyttocharax madeirae
Black-flag tetra Hyphessobrycon rosaceus
Black-jacket tetra Moenkhausia takasei
Blackline tetra Hyphessobrycon scholzei
Bleeding heart tetra Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
Bleeding heart tetra Hyphessobrycon socolofi
Bleeding-heart tetra Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
Blind tetra Stygichthys typhlops
Bloodfin tetra Aphyocharax anisitsi
Bloodfin tetra Aphyocharax alburnus
Blue tetra Mimagoniates microlepis
Blue tetra Tyttocharax madeirae
Blue tetra Boehlkea fredcochui
Brilliant rummynose tetra Hemigrammus bleheri
Bucktooth tetra Exodon paradoxus
Bucktoothed tetra Exodon paradoxus
Buenos Aires tetra Hyphessobrycon anisitsi
Butterfly tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Callistus tetra Hyphessobrycon eques
Calypso tetra Hyphessobrycon axelrodi
Cardinal tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi
Carlana tetra Carlana eigenmanni
Central tetra Astyanax aeneus
Cochu's blue tetra Boehlkea fredcochui
Coffee-bean tetra Hyphessobrycon takasei
Colcibolca tetra Astyanax nasutus
Congo tetra Phenacogrammus interruptus
Copper tetra Hasemania melanura
Costello tetra Hemigrammus hyanuary
Creek tetra Bryconamericus scleroparius
Creek tetra Bryconamericus terrabensis
Croaking tetra Mimagoniates inequalis
Croaking tetra Mimagoniates lateralis
Dawn tetra Hyphessobrycon eos
Dawn tetra Aphyocharax paraguayensis
Diamond tetra Moenkhausia pittieri
Discus tetra Brachychalcinus orbicularis
Disk tetra Brachychalcinus orbicularis
Disk tetra Myleus schomburgkii
Dragonfin tetra Pseudocorynopoma doriae
Ember tetra Hyphessobrycon amandae
Emperor tetra Nematobrycon palmeri
Emperor tetra Nematobrycon palmeri
False black tetra Gymnocorymbus thayeri
False neon tetra Paracheirodon simulans
False red nose tetra Petitella georgiae
False rummynose tetra Petitella georgiae
False rummy-nosed tetra Petitella georgiae
Featherfin tetra Hemigrammus unilineatus
Firehead tetra Hemigrammus bleheri
Flag tetra Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus
Flame tail tetra Aphyocharax erythrurus
Flame tetra Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Flametail tetra Aphyocharax erythrurus
Garnet tetra Hemigrammus pulcher
Glass tetra Moenkhausia oligolepis
Glossy tetra Moenkhausia oligolepis
Glowlight tetra Hemigrammus erythrozonus
Gold tetra Hemigrammus rodwayi
Golden tetra Hemigrammus rodwayi
Goldencrown tetra Aphyocharax alburnus
Goldspotted tetra Hyphessobrycon griemi
Gold-tailed tetra Carlastyanax aurocaudatus
Green dwarf tetra Odontocharacidium aphanes
Green neon tetra Paracheirodon simulans
Green tetra Paracheirodon simulans
Griem's tetra Hyphessobrycon griemi
Head-and-taillight tetra Hemigrammus ocellifer
January tetra Hemigrammus hyanuary
Jellybean tetra Lepidarchus adonis
Jewel tetra Hyphessobrycon eques
Jumping tetra Hemibrycon tridens
Largespot tetra Astyanax orthodus
Lemon tetra Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Longfin tetra Brycinus longipinnis
Long-finned glass tetra Xenagoniates bondi
Longjaw tetra Bramocharax bransfordii
Loreto tetra Hyphessobrycon loretoensis
Mayan tetra Hyphessobrycon compressus
Mexican Cave Tetra Astyanax mexicanus
Mexican tetra Astyanax mexicanus
Mexican tetra Astyanax fasciatus
Mimic scale-eating tetra Probolodus heterostomus
Mourning tetra Brycon pesu
Naked Tetra Gymnocharacinus bergii
Neon tetra Paracheirodon innesi
Neon tetra Paracheirodon simulans
Niger tetra Arnoldichthys spilopterus
Nurse tetra Brycinus nurse
Oneline tetra Nannaethiops unitaeniatus
One-line tetra Hemigrammus unilineatus
Orangefin tetra Bryconops affinis
Ornate tetra Hyphessobrycon bentosi
Panama tetra Hyphessobrycon panamensis
Peruvian tetra Hyphessobrycon peruvianus
Petticoat tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Phantom tetra Hyphessobrycon megalopterus
Pittier's tetra Moenkhausia pittieri
Pretty tetra Hemigrammus pulcher
Pristella tetra Pristella maxillaris
Pygmy tetra Odontostilbe dialeptura
Rainbow tetra Nematobrycon palmeri
Rainbow tetra Nematobrycon lacortei
Red eye tetra Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
Red phantom tetra Hyphessobrycon sweglesi
Red tetra Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Redeye tetra Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
Redeye tetra Moenkhausia oligolepis
Rednose tetra Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Red-nose tetra Hemigrammus bleheri
Rednosed tetra Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Redspotted tetra Copeina guttata
Rosy tetra Hyphessobrycon bentosi
Rosy tetra Hyphessobrycon rosaceus
Royal tetra Inpaichthys kerri
Ruby tetra Axelrodia riesei
Rummy-nose tetra Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Rummy-nose tetra Hemigrammus bleheri
Sailfin tetra Crenuchus spilurus
Savage tetra Hyphessobrycon savagei
Savanna tetra Hyphessobrycon stegemanni
Semaphore tetra Pterobrycon myrnae
Serpa tetra Hyphessobrycon eques
Serpae tetra Hyphessobrycon eques
Sharptooth tetra Micralestes acutidens
Silver tetra Gymnocorymbus thayeri
Silver tetra Ctenobrycon spilurus
Silver tetra Micralestes acutidens
Silvertip tetra Hasemania melanura
Silvertip tetra Hasemania nana
Silver-tipped tetra Hasemania nana
Splash tetra Copella arnoldi
Splashing tetra Copella arnoldi
Spotfin tetra Hyphessobrycon socolofi
Spottail tetra Moenkhausia dichroura
Spotted tetra Copella nattereri
Swegles's tetra Hyphessobrycon sweglesi
Tailspot tetra Bryconops caudomaculatus
Tetra von Rio Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Threeline tetra Neolebias trilineatus
Three-lined African tetra Neolebias trilineatus
Tiete tetra Brycon insignis
Tortuguero tetra Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae
Transparent tetra Charax gibbosus
True big-scale tetra Brycinus macrolepidotus
Uruguay tetra Cheirodon interruptus
White spot tetra Aphyocharax paraguayensis
X-ray tetra Pristella maxillaris
Yellow tetra Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus
Yellowtail tetra Alestopetersius caudalis
Yellow-tailed African tetra Alestopetersius caudalis
Footnotes
- ^ As
of 2003 the
ITIS lists 164 genera of Characidae.
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