Hyphessobrycon agulha
Hyphessobrycon agulha (also known as the red-tailed flag tetra) is a species of tetra in the family Characidae. As a freshwater fish, it inhabits the basin of the Madeira River in Brazil along with parts of Peru and Bolivia, and it reaches a maximum length of 4.3 centimetres.[1] Though it is mainly found in the wild, it is occasionally kept by fishkeepers[2] and is sometimes confused with the neon tetra.[3] The fish is primarily an insectivore, though it does eat vegetable matter.[4] It is considered to form a group with other species in Hyphessobrycon as they share a dark stripe running lengthwise.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. agulha |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon agulha (Fowler, 1913) | |
References
- Casal, Christine Marie V. "Hyphessobrycon agulha - Fowler, 1913". FishBase. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- "Hyphessobrycon agulha - Fowler, 1913". Seriously Fish. 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- Axelrod, N.H.; Emmens, C.W.; Sculthorpe, D.; Vorderwinkler, W.; Pronek, N. (1962). Exotic Tropical Fishes. Sterling Publishing Company.
- Cyrino, J.E.P (10 January 2008). Feeding and Digestive Functions in Fishes. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 17.
- Ho, Leonard (14 April 2017). "A new tetra fish from Columbia". Advanced Aquarist. Pomacanthus Publications. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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