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Ornate Tetra
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Characins, piranhas & tetras

Ornate Tetra

Hyphessobrycon bentosi Durbin, 1908

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishOrnate Tetra
Dutch—
SpanishMojarita
Chinese本氏魮脂鲤
Scientific nameHyphessobrycon bentosi Durbin, 1908

About this species

Megalamphodus bentosi, the Bentos tetra, ornate tetra or candy cane tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. This species is found in sluggish tributaries of the Amazon Basin in Brazil and Peru. Occasionally, it makes its way into the aquarium trade. It has often been confused with the rosy tetra.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderCharaciformes
FamilyCharacidae
GenusHyphessobrycon

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1980First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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