Rosy tetra
Megalamphodus rosaceus
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A tetra from Guyana and Suriname. It reaches about 3.5 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Megalamphodus rosaceus
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Cheirodon troemneri, Hyphessobrycon bentosi rosaceus, Hyphessobrycon ornatus, Hyphessobrycon rosaceus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 5.8–7.5
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3.4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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