Rummy nose tetra

(Hemigrammus bleheri)

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Description

Hemigrammus bleheri is a species of characin found in Amazon Basin in Brazil and Peru. It is a very popular aquarium fish, one of three species called rummy-nose tetra, but is also called firehead tetra according to FishBase. This species is found in the Rio Negro and Rio Meta basins.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Characiformes
Family:Characidae
Genus:Hemigrammus
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