Rummy-nose tetra
| Rummy-nose tetra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Megalamphodinae |
| Genus: | Petitella |
| Species: | P. rhodostoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Petitella rhodostoma (C. G. E. Ahl, 1924)
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| Synonyms | |
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Hemigrammus rhodostomus Ahl, 1924 | |
The rummy-nose tetra (Petitella rhodostoma), also known as the rednose tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This species occurs in South America, where it is restricted to the lower basin of the Amazon in Brazil. This is a popular species in the aquarium hobby.