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The fish's common name, cardinal tetra, refers to the brilliant red coloration, reminiscent of a cardinal's robes. P. axelrodi is also often called the red neon tetra. The species exists in a number of different color forms or phenotypes. A "gold" and "silver-blonde" form exists in the Rio Negro drainage that has less blue in the longitudinal ...
Hemigrammus erythrozonus, commonly known as the glowlight tetra, is a small tropical fish from the Essequibo River, Guyana, South America.It is silver in colour and a bright iridescent orange to red stripe extends from the snout to the base of its tail, the front of the dorsal fin being the same color as the stripe.
During the 1940s and 1950s, White Cloud Mountain minnows acquired the nickname, the "Poor Man's Neon Tetra", because they were much more affordable in price than the colorful and then expensive neon tetras. [9] Two variants are commonly available: the "Golden Cloud" and the longer-finned "Meteor Minnow", which can be gold as well.
Paracheirodon tetras reach maximum overall lengths of 2.5 to 5 cm (0.98 to 1.97 in) depending on the species, and are of elongated, tetra shapes. All share a distinctive iridescent blue lateral line, but differ slightly in their other colorations.
Auburn University biology professor Geoffrey Hill said the cardinal's color, caused by a rare genetic mutation, is so uncommon that even he, a researcher who has written books on bird coloration ...
The gold tetra, or Rodway's tetra [1] (Hemigrammus rodwayi) is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to lowland South America, [2] where they are abundant in coastal floodplains. [3] Their name comes from a powdery golden tint on their body that is thought to be caused by internal parasites. [4]
Carlastyanax aurocaudatus is sometimes known as the gold-tailed tetra. [1] [10] In fact, its specific epithet means "gold tail"; "auro-" is "gold", and "caudatus" is "tail".". The genus name "Carlastyanax" is to honor Carl H. Eigenmann and the original genus to which C. audocaudatus once belonged, Astya
Cardinal sightings have a multitude of meanings such as being a sign of hope, wisdom or blessings, or that they are angels with a divine message for you. According to Doolittle, Cardinals are a ...