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Hyphessobrycon amapaensis
Hyphessobrycon amapaensis, the red line tetra, Amapá tetra or scarlet tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is endemic to Brazil and can be found in the aquarium trade.
From the article Hyphessobrycon amapaensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species is similar in shape to the Buenos Aires tetra. It is a silvery fish with a red line running down the body, hence the name. Below the red line is a short yellow line and an even shorter black one. It grows to about 2.5–3 cm (0.98–1.18 in).
Range & habitat
The species is only known from its type locality, which is a small savanna creek in the drainage of the Rio Preto. It occurs over sand and gravel bottoms.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 610626.