Blackline penguinfish

The species was previously misidentified as Thayeria sanctaemariae

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The Blackline penguinfish lives in the pelagic, freshwater, pH range: 6.0 - 8.0, dH range: 5 - 19 environment.

Blackline Penguinfish, Penguin Tetra, Penguin Fish, Boehlk's Penguin Fish, False Penguin Fish, see also - Thayeria obliqua Scientific Name - Thayeria boehlkei Origin - More

Common names

Almindelig vinkeltetra in Danish (dansk)
Blackline penguinfish in English
Boehlke's penguin fish in English
Hockey stick in English
Hokejówka amazońska in Polish (polski)
Kulmatetra in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Mojara in Spanish (español)
Penguin in English
penguin fish in English
Penguinfish in English
Sardinita in Spanish (español)
Schrägschwimmer in German (Deutsch)
Tétra pingouin in French (français)
Vinkeltetra in Swedish (Svenska)
搏氏企鵝魚 in Mandarin Chinese
搏氏企鵝魚 in Unknown
搏氏企鹅鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
搏氏企鹅鱼 in Unknown

Order : Characiformes
Family : Characidae
Genus : Thayeria
Species : Thayeria boehlkei
Authority : Weitzman, 1957