Costello tetra
| Costello tetra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hemigrammus |
| Species: | H. hyanuary |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemigrammus hyanuary Durbin, 1918 | |
The Costello tetra is a species of characin from the Amazon basin and is found in Brazil and Peru.[1] The specific name comes from Lake Hyanuary in Brazil. Other common names used in English are January tetra and green neon. The name "green neon" is also used for Paracheirodon simulans.
Distribution
Costello tetras are found in the Amazon Basin.
In the aquarium
Costello tetras have been kept in the aquarium hobby. Some foods aquarists feed them include flakes, pellets, and live foods.
References
- 1 2 R. Reis & F. Lima (2009). "Hemigrammus hyanuary". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
External links
- https://www.aqua-fish.net/fish/january-tetra
- http://www.fish3000.com/viewthread.php?tid=723878
- Costello Tetra Fact Sheet
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