Nematobrycon

Genus of fishes

Nematobrycon
Nematobrycon palmeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Gymnocharacinae
Genus: Nematobrycon
C. H. Eigenmann, 1911

Nematobrycon is a genus of characins endemic to the Atrato and San Juan River basins in western Colombia. The two described species in this genus are very popular aquarium fish.

Species

  • Nematobrycon lacortei S. H. Weitzman & W. L. Fink, 1971 (rainbow tetra)
  • Nematobrycon palmeri C. H. Eigenmann, 1911 (emperor tetra)

References

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  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Nematobrycon in FishBase. October 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Nematobrycon


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