Calypso tetra
Hyphessobrycon axelrodi
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The Calypso tetra is endemic to the island of Trinidad, from still lowland waters at the edge of swamps, fresh or brackish. Its name honours the publisher Herbert R. Axelrod. The female is duller than the male.
- Scientific name
- Hyphessobrycon axelrodi
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Aphyocharax axelrodi, Megalamphodus axelrodi, Pristella axelrodi
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 22–23 °C
- pH
- 5.5–6
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 2.2 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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