Buenos Aires tetra
| Buenos Aires tetra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. anisitsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon anisitsi (C. H. Eigenmann in Eigenmann & Ogle, 1907) | |
The Buenos Aires tetra (Hyphessobrycon anisitsi) is a tropical fish from South America. It swims in shoals.
Description
An aquarium subject for over 60 years, the Buenos Aires tetra is a metallic-coloured fish, with red-tipped fins and a black marking on the dorsal fin. It is also a large tetra, growing to 7 cm.
Sources
External links
- Animal World: http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/characins/b_aires.php
- http://www.tropicalfishandaquariums.com/Tetras/BuenosAiresTetra.asp
- Buenos Aires Tetra Fact Sheet: http://www.bettatrading.com.au/Buenos-Aires-Tetra-Fact-Sheet.php
See also
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