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flame tetra

Hyphessobrycon flammeus

Classification

The flame tetra (Hyphessobrycon flammeus), also known as the red tetra or Rio tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. This fish was first introduced as an aquarium fish in 1920 by C. Bruening (of Hamburg), and was not formally described until 1924, by the American ichthyologist George S.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 12