Costello tetra

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The Costello tetra lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 6.0 - 7.5, dH range: 15 environment.

Hemigrammus hyanuary, also known as the Costello Tetra, comes from the central and upper Amazon. They are a peaceful little fish an inch and a half long and somewhat resembling the Head and Tail Light Tetra. More

Common names

Costello tetra in English
Costello-Salmler in German (Deutsch)
Costellotetra in Danish (dansk)
Costellotetra in Swedish (Svenska)
Enero tetra in Spanish (español)
Grøn neon in Danish (dansk)
Grüner Neon in German (Deutsch)
January tetra in English
Kostellotetra in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Mojarita in Spanish (español)
Zwinnik zielony in Polish (polski)
豚形半線脂鯉 in Mandarin Chinese
豚形半線脂鯉 in Unknown
豚形半线脂鲤 in Mandarin Chinese
豚形半线脂鲤 in Unknown

Order : Characiformes
Family : Characidae
Genus : Hemigrammus
Species : Hemigrammus hyanuary
Authority : Durbin, 1918