Bandtail tetra
Moenkhausia dichroura
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A widely distributed South American tetra, from the Guianas and the Orinoco through the Amazon basin to the Paraguay basin. Its tail is two-coloured, with black lobe tips — hence the name. It reaches 10 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Moenkhausia dichroura
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Ctenobrycon dichrourus, Tetragonopterus dichrourus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- General hardness (GH)
- 12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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