Nematobrycon
Encyclopedia
Nematobrycon is a genus
of characins endemic to Colombia
. There are two described species in this genus, both of which are very popular aquarium
fish.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of characins endemic to Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. There are two described species in this genus, both of which are very popular aquarium
Aquarium
An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
fish.
Species
- Nematobrycon lacortei Weitzman & Fink, 1971 (Rainbow tetra)
- Nematobrycon palmeriNematobrycon palmeriThe Emperor tetra is found the streams and rivers of western Colombia including the Rio Atrata and the Rio San Juan.- In the aquarium :...
C. H. EigenmannCarl H. EigenmannCarl H. Eigenmann was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time....
, 1911 (Emperor tetra)