Black-jacket tetra (Moenkhausia takasei)

Scientific name: Moenkhausia takasei G?ry, 1964

The Black-jacket tetra (Moenkhausia takasei) is a freshwater fish of the family Characidae. Native range: South America, Brazil (lower Amazon River basin).

Species facts

Scientific name
Moenkhausia takasei
Family
Characidae (Characins)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.3
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Brazil (lower Amazon River basin).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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