Coffee-bean tetra
Hyphessobrycon takasei
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The coffee-bean tetra comes from the Araguari and Oyapock basins, between Amapá and French Guiana. It has a large dark spot behind the gills shaped like a coffee bean. It reaches about 3 to 4 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hyphessobrycon takasei
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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