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Hemigrammus rodwayi Durbin, 1909

Description

Common Names

  • Yaya , Creole, French , French Guiana
  • Guldtetra , Danish , Denmark
  • Bass tetra , English , USA
  • Gold tetra , English , USA
  • Golden tetra , English , USA
  • Kiilletetra , Finnish , Finland
  • Punalyhtytetra , Finnish , Finland
  • Punapyrstötetra , Finnish , Finland
  • Pikili , Galibi , French Guiana
  • Glanztetra , German , Germany
  • Goldtetra , German , Germany
  • Kirschfleckensalmler , German , Germany
  • Messingsalmler , German , Germany
  • 罗氏半线脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 羅氏半線脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 金半線脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 金半线脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Ixha , Palicur (Palikur) , French Guiana
  • Zwinnik armstronga , Polish , Poland
  • Zwinnik zloty , Polish , Poland
  • Sardinita , Spanish , Ecuador
  • Guldtetra , Swedish , Sweden

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Characiformes

    Family: Characidae

    Genus: Hemigrammus

    Species: Hemigrammus rodwayi Durbin, 1909

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Particularly abundant in coastal creeks and floodplains where it is supported by a certain salinity level. It is vulnerable to a trematode parasite which induces a characteristic cutaneous reaction. Reproduction in captivity has been successful (Ref. 12225). Maximum length questionable (Ref. 38376).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic