Nematobrycon
Nematobrycon | |
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Nematobrycon palmeri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Nematobrycon C. H. Eigenmann, 1911 |
Nematobrycon is a genus of characins endemic to the Atrato and San Juan River basins in western Colombia. The two described species in this genus are very popular aquarium fish.
Species[]
- S. H. Weitzman & , 1971 (rainbow tetra)
- Nematobrycon palmeri C. H. Eigenmann, 1911 (emperor tetra)
References[]
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Nematobrycon in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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Categories:
- Characidae
- Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann
- Endemic fauna of Colombia
- Freshwater fish of Colombia
- Characiformes genera
- Characiformes stubs