Biology:Costello tetra

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Costello tetra
Hemigrammus hyanuary thomnight 001.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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.[citation needed] 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. 1.0 1.1 R. Reis; F. Lima (2009). "Hemigrammus hyanuary". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2009: e.T167683A6367318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167683A6367318.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/167683/0. Retrieved 6 January 2018. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q178523 entry