Hyphessobrycon sweglesi
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Hyphessobrycon sweglesi is a species
of tetra
that live in the Orinoco River drainage basin
in South America
. The fish has a round black spot behind the gill-plate
, a black band on the dorsal fin
that is bordered above and below by creamy-white. The other fins are red same as the upper rim of the eye. The fish eats worm
s, small insect
s, and crustacean
s. The species can lay up to 400 eggs that can hatch in a day and that are susceptible to fungus
. The species' behavior is similar to Hyphessobrycon megalopterus. The species' scientific name use to be Megalamphodus sweglisi and the species' common name
is red phantom tetra.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of tetra
Tetra
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that live in the Orinoco River drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. The fish has a round black spot behind the gill-plate
Gill
A gill is a respiratory organ found in many aquatic organisms that extracts dissolved oxygen from water, afterward excreting carbon dioxide. The gills of some species such as hermit crabs have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are kept moist...
, a black band on the dorsal fin
Dorsal fin
A dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of various unrelated marine and freshwater vertebrates, including most fishes, marine mammals , and the ichthyosaurs...
that is bordered above and below by creamy-white. The other fins are red same as the upper rim of the eye. The fish eats worm
Worm
The term worm refers to an obsolete taxon used by Carolus Linnaeus and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck for all non-arthropod invertebrate animals, and stems from the Old English word wyrm. Currently it is used to describe many different distantly-related animals that typically have a long cylindrical...
s, small insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
s, and crustacean
Crustacean
Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
s. The species can lay up to 400 eggs that can hatch in a day and that are susceptible to fungus
Fungus
A fungus is a member of a large group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds , as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, Fungi, which is separate from plants, animals, and bacteria...
. The species' behavior is similar to Hyphessobrycon megalopterus. The species' scientific name use to be Megalamphodus sweglisi and the species' common name
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
is red phantom tetra.