Penguinfish
Thayeria obliqua
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A penguin tetra from Brazil, from the Tocantins and Guaporé basins. It reaches 8 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Thayeria obliqua
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Thayeria obliquus, Thayeria sanctaemariae, Thayeria sanctae-mariae
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- General hardness (GH)
- 0–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 8 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 68 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 6
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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