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{{Short description|Species of fish}} |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| image=Male Rosy Tetra.JPG |
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| classis = [[Actinopterygii]] |
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| image_caption=Male, black fin variant |
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| ordo = [[Characiformes]] |
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| status = LC |
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| familia = [[Characidae]] |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn|author=Lima, F. |year= 2023 |title= ''Hyphessobrycon rosaceus'' |page= e.T49830051A162751335 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830051A162751335.en |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref> |
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| species = '''''H. rosaceus''''' |
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| taxon = Hyphessobrycon rosaceus |
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| authority = [[Marion Durbin Ellis|Durbin]], 1909 |
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The '''rosy tetra''' ('''''Hyphessobrycon rosaceus''''') is a small species of [[characin]] from the South American countries of Guyana and Suriname.<ref name=IUCN/> It is popular in the [[aquarium]] trade. |
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==Description== |
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The Rosy tetra comes from the South American countries of Guyana and Brazil. |
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The rosy tetra has a light pink-white body with red fins, except the dorsal fin which can be black or white, and the caudal fin which is pink-white with two elliptical red spots on it. It has a faint black line from the top of its eyeball through the pupil, to the bottom of the eyeball. Like many other [[tetra]]s, the males have longer dorsal fins than the females.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} |
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==Distribution== |
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== Water Conditions == |
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In the wild, the rosy tetra lives in the [[Essequibo River|Essequibo]], [[Courantyne River|Corantijn]] and [[Suriname River]] basins in South America.<ref>{{FishBase|genus=Hyphessobrycon |species=rosaceus|id=12383 |month=September|year=2016}}</ref> |
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==Reproduction== |
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The Rosy tetra is a tropical fish and a temperature of between 24 and 28 degrees C is suitable. In the wild they come from areas with soft acid water, but the adults can tolerate neutral or even slightly alkaline water in an aquarium. |
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The Rosy tetra is an egg scattering school spawning fish in the wild. |
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== Conservation Status == |
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The IUCN red list has not evaluated the likelihood of this species becoming extinct. |
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== Sources == |
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* Fishbase: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=12383&genusname=Hyphessobrycon&speciesname=rosaceus |
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* IUCN Red list: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/search |
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* Picture: http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/characins/RosyTetra.php |
* Picture: http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/characins/RosyTetra.php |
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* [http://www.bettatrading.com.au/Rosy-Tetra-Fact-Sheet.php Rosy Tetra Fact Sheet] |
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* http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/129970-rosy-tetra/ |
* http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/129970-rosy-tetra/ |
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=== Categories === |
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[[Category:Tetras]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Marion Durbin Ellis]] |
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[[Category:Fish described in 1909]] |
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[[Category:Fish of Guyana]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 3 April 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. rosaceus
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| Hyphessobrycon rosaceus Durbin, 1909
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The rosy tetra (Hyphessobrycon rosaceus) is a small species of characin from the South American countries of Guyana and Suriname.[1] It is popular in the aquarium trade.
Description
[edit]The rosy tetra has a light pink-white body with red fins, except the dorsal fin which can be black or white, and the caudal fin which is pink-white with two elliptical red spots on it. It has a faint black line from the top of its eyeball through the pupil, to the bottom of the eyeball. Like many other tetras, the males have longer dorsal fins than the females.[citation needed]
Distribution
[edit]In the wild, the rosy tetra lives in the Essequibo, Corantijn and Suriname River basins in South America.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]The rosy tetra is an egg scattering school spawning fish in the wild. 100 eggs can be laid by one female, usually in the early morning, and over fine leaved plants.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lima, F. (2023). "Hyphessobrycon rosaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49830051A162751335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830051A162751335.en. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hyphessobrycon rosaceus". FishBase. September 2016 version.
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