Minor tetra

The minor tetra (Hyphessobrycon minor) is a small fish from the Essequibo River in Guyana in South America, closely resembling its relative, the serpae tetra, from the Amazon and Paraguay.[1] These two very similar species are separated geographically, so they would not interbreed.

Minor tetra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Hyphessobrycon
Species:
H. minor
Binomial name
Hyphessobrycon minor
Durbin, 1909

References

  1. Tropical Fish Hobbyist. T.F.H. Publications. 1997. p. 143.
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