Hyphessobrycon agulha explained

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 . Though it is mainly found in the wild, it is occasionally kept by fishkeepers[1] and is sometimes confused with the neon tetra.[2] The fish is primarily an insectivore, though it does eat vegetable matter.[3] It is considered to form a group with other species in Hyphessobrycon as they share a dark stripe running lengthwise.[4]

While its name comes from the native name for this species along the Madeira River in Brazil,[5] the fish also occurs in Colombia and Peru.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hyphessobrycon agulha - Fowler, 1913 . 2017 . Seriously Fish . 25 November 2017 .
  2. Book: Axelrod . N.H. . Emmens . C.W.. Sculthorpe . D.. Vorderwinkler . W.. Pronek . N. . 1962 . Exotic Tropical Fishes . .
  3. Book: Cyrino, J.E.P . 10 January 2008 . Feeding and Digestive Functions in Fishes . Boca Raton . . 17 . 9781439842690.
  4. Web site: A new tetra fish from Columbia . Ho . Leonard . 14 April 2017 . Advanced Aquarist . Pomacanthus Publications . 26 November 2017 . 1 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032102/http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/a-new-tetra-fish-from-columbia . dead .
  5. Web site: Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras) . 27 December 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara.

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