Description

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Common Names

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Flame tail tetra , English , USA

Flametail tetra , English , USA

Flametail tetra , English , Global

Hehkusalakkatetra , Finnish , Finland

Venezuela-Laubensalmler , German , Germany

淡紅細脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

淡红细脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Aphyocharax

Species: Aphyocharax erythrurus Eigenmann, 1912

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Essequibo River basin in Guyana.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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benthopelagic