Hyphessobrycon bentosi
| Ornate Tetra | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. bentosi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon bentosi Durbin, 1908 | |
Hyphessobrycon bentosi, the ornate tetra, is a species of characin found in sluggish tributaries at the Amazon Basin in Brazil and Peru. It can grow up to 4 cm (1.6"). Males have longer dorsal and anal fins and appear slightly larger than females.[1] Occasionally, it makes its way into the aquarium trade. It has often been confused with the rosy tetra.
Distribution
The ornate tetra lives in sluggish tributaries of the Amazon River in the Amazon Basin.[2]
Description
The ornate tetra is silvery pink. It has a dark spot around the gills, which people use to distinguish the ornate tetra from the rosy tetra.[3] Its dorsal fin is black and has a white tip on it.
Ecology
In the wild, the trophic level for this fish is 2.9.[4]
Habitat
The species Hyphessobrycon bentosi lives in water with a pH range from 5.8 to 7.5, a dH range of 5 to 19, and a temperature of 24 to 28°C.[4]
Diet
It is an omnivorous fish that feeds on small invertebrates.
In the Aquarium
Ornate tetras are kept in the aquarium hobby. Most individuals in the aquarium trade are bred commercially over collecting them in the wild.[5] They have been sold as bentos tetras, white tip tetras, or false rosy tetras in certain stores.[2]
References
- ↑ Hyphessobrycon bentosi (Ornate Tetra) — Seriously Fish
- 1 2 Animal World
- ↑ http://www.inaquarium.com/hyphessobrycon-bentosi.php
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Hyphessobrycon bentosi" in FishBase. September 2014 version.
- ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/167807/0