Nematobrycon
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| Nematobrycon | |
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| Nematobrycon palmeri | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Osteichthyes |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Nematobrycon C. H. Eigenmann, 1911 |
Nematobrycon is a genus of characins endemic to Colombia. There are two described species in this genus, both of which are very popular aquarium fish.
[edit] Species
- Nematobrycon lacortei S. H. Weitzman & W. L. Fink, 1971 (Rainbow tetra)
- Nematobrycon palmeri C. H. Eigenmann, 1911 (Emperor tetra)
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Nematobrycon in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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