Black phantom tetra
| Black phantom tetra | |
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| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Megalamphodinae |
| Genus: | Megalamphodus |
| Species: | M. megalopterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Megalamphodus megalopterus C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
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The black phantom tetra (Megalamphodus megalopterus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This species is found in South America, in Bolivia and Brazil. It is a common species in the aquarium trade.