Biology:Nematobrycon
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Nematobrycon | |
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| Nematobrycon palmeri | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Nematobrycon in FishBase. October 2011 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q887635 entry
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