Ornate tetra
Megalamphodus bentosi
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The ornate tetra comes from the Amazon basin, from sluggish tributaries. It is often confused with the rosy tetra. It reaches about 4 to 4.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Megalamphodus bentosi
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Hyphessobrycon bentosi, Hyphessobrycon bentosi bentosi, Hyphessobrycon robertsi
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 5.8–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–19 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4.3 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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