The Costello tetra is a species of
characin
Characiformes 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.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationshi ...
from the
Amazon basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...
and is found in Brazil and Peru.
The specific name comes from Lake Hyanuary in Brazil. Other common names used in English are January tetra and green neon. The name "green neon" is also used for ''
Paracheirodon simulans''.
Distribution
Costello tetras are found in the
Amazon Basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...
.
In the aquarium
Costello tetras have been kept in the aquarium hobby. Some foods aquarists feed them include flakes, pellets, and live foods.
References
External links
*https://www.aqua-fish.net/fish/january-tetra
Costello Tetra Fact Sheet
Hemigrammus
Tetras
Freshwater fish of Brazil
Taxa named by Marion Durbin Ellis
Fish described in 1918
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