Copper tetra (Hasemania melanura)

Scientific name: Hasemania melanura Ellis, 1911

The Copper tetra (Hasemania melanura) is a freshwater fish of the family Characidae. Native range: South America, Igua?u River basin.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hasemania melanura
Family
Characidae (Characins)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.4
Environment
Freshwater; pelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
South America: Igua?u 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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