The Costello tetra is a species of characin from the Amazon basin and is found in Brazil and Peru.[1] The specific name comes from Lake Hyanuary in Brazil.[citation needed] Other common names used in English are January tetra and green neon. The name "green neon" is also used for Paracheirodon simulans.
| Costello tetra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hemigrammus |
| Species: | H. hyanuary
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| Binomial name | |
| Hemigrammus hyanuary Durbin, 1918
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Distribution edit
Costello tetras are found in the Amazon Basin.
In the aquarium edit
Costello tetras have been kept in the aquarium hobby. Some foods aquarists feed them include flakes, pellets, and live foods.
References edit
- ^ a b R. Reis & F. Lima (2009). "Hemigrammus hyanuary". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T167683A6367318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167683A6367318.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
External links edit
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