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Aquarists tend to refer to this fish as the golden pristella tetra, though some call it the X-ray tetra, instead. Other common names include goldfinch tetra, a reference to the similarly coloured goldfinch, and pristella tetra, a modification of its Latin name.
X-ray tetra: Pristella maxillaris: 4.5 cm (1.8 in) Also just called the X-ray fish. Yellow phantom tetra: Hyphessobrycon roseus: 2 cm (0.79 in) African moon tetra: Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus: 8 cm (3.1 in) Congo tetra: Phenacogrammus interruptus: 7.5 cm (3.0 in) Peaceful but may scare shy species with its active swimming and large adult size.
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.
Electric Green GloFish Tetra. The GloFish is a patented and trademarked brand of fluorescently colored genetically modified aquarium fish.They have been created from several different species of fish: zebrafish were the first GloFish available in pet stores, and recently the black tetra, tiger barb, [1] rainbow shark, Siamese fighting fish, X-ray tetra, and most recently bronze corydoras [2 ...
The second largest living fish after the whale shark. Batfish Platax orbicularis: Non-native, invasive species. Bay anchovy: Anchoa mitchilli: Bay whiff: Citharichthys spilopterus: Bearded brotula: Brotula barbata: Beaugregory: Stegastes leucostictus: Belted sandfish: Serranus subligarius: Beluga (sturgeon) Huso huso: Bentfin devil ray: Mobula ...
Characiformes / ˈ k æ r ə s ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras. [1]
Parambassis ranga, commonly known as the Indian glassy fish, Indian glassy perch, or Indian X-ray fish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae. It is native to an area of South Asia from Pakistan to Vietnam , Malaysia and Bangladesh .
The cardinal tetra is a very popular aquarium fish, but is less widespread than the neon tetra because until recently, it was difficult to breed in captivity. However, many breeders are now producing the fish; in most cases, one can determine if the cardinal tetra is bred or wild-caught due to damaged fins on wild-caught specimens.