Petitella bleheri
| Petitella bleheri | |
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| Group of P. bleheri in an aquarium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Megalamphodinae |
| Genus: | Petitella |
| Species: | P. bleheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Petitella bleheri | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hemmigrammus bleheri Géry & Mahnert, 1986 | |
Petitella bleheri, the firehead tetra, brilliant rummynose tetra or rednose tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is found in South America, where it is caught for the aquarium trade.