Gold tetra explained

The gold tetra, or Rodway's tetra (Hemigrammus rodwayi) is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to lowland South America,[1] where they are abundant in coastal floodplains.[2] Their name comes from a powdery golden tint on their body that is thought to be caused by internal parasites.[3] Gold tetras are peaceful, hardy, schooling community fish.[4] Gold tetras have been successfully bred in captivity.

The patronym was given by Marion Durban Ellis in honor of James Rodway (1848-1926), a renowned naturalist of British Guiana, who aided Carl Eigenmann’s collecting trips in South America.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gold Tetra, Captive-Bred: Tropical Fish for Freshwater Aquariums. www.liveaquaria.com. 2023-05-30. 2021-01-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128150017/https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=830+890+1578&pcatid=1578. live.
  2. Web site: Hemigrammus rodwayi (Golden Tetra) . Seriously Fish. 2023-05-30. 2023-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20230323200356/https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/hemigrammus-rodwayi/. live.
  3. Web site: Hemigrammus rodwayi Gold Tetra . 2011-04-27 . 2011-07-26 . aquahobby The Age of Aquariums . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726073101/http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_goldt.php . dead .
  4. Web site: FishProfiles.com - Hemigrammus rodwayi . 2023-05-30 . fishprofiles.com . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044549/http://fishprofiles.com/profiles/marine/Characins/Hemigrammus_rodwayi/ . live .
  5. Web site: Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras) . 22 June 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 19 June 2024.
  6. Book: Eigenmann, Carl H. . South American Fishes . 1889 . en.
  7. Book: The Fish Culturist . 1944 . Pennsylvania Fish Culturists' Association . en.
  8. Book: Eigenmann, Carl H. . The freshwater fishes of British Guiana, including a study of the ecological grouping of species and the relation of the fauna of the plateau to that of the lowlands . 1912 . Pittsburgh : Carnegie Institute . MBLWHOI Library.
  9. Book: Eigenmann . Carl H. . The American Characidae . Myers . George S. (George Sprague) . 1917 . Cambridge, Printed for the Museum . Smithsonian Libraries.

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