Tetra
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{{Taxobox
| name = Tetra
| image = black neon tetra.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = [[Black neon tetra]], ''Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| ordo = [[Characiformes]]
| familia = [[Alestiidae]]<br/>[[Characidae]]<br/>[[Lebiasinidae]]
| familia_authority =
| subdivision_ranks = [[Genus|Genera]]
| subdivision =
More than 150<ref>As of 2003 the [[ITIS]] lists 164 genera of Characidae.</ref>
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{{wiktionarypar|tetra}}
[[image:Pristella tetra1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Pristella tetra — ''Pristella maxillaris''.]]
[[image:Golden pristella tetra 1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Golden Pristella tetra, a morph of ''Pristella maxillaris''.]]
[[image:Silver tipped tetra 1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Silver tipped tetra — ''Hasemania nana''.]]
'''Tetra''' are species of small [[South America]]n freshwater [[fish]], belonging to the family [[Characidae]] and to its former subfamilies [[Alestiidae]] (the "African tetras") and [[Lebiasinidae]]. The characidae are distinguished from other fish by the presence of a small [[adipose fin]] between the [[dorsal fin]] and [[caudal fin]]. Many of these, such as the [[neon tetra]], are brightly colored and easy to keep in captivity, and extremely popular for home [[aquaria]].
The term ''tetra'' is not actually a taxonomic, phylogenetic term. Because of the popularity of tetras in the [[fishkeeping]] [[hobby]], many unrelated fish are commonly known as tetras, including species from differing families. Even fish that are vastly different may be called tetras, such as ''[[Hydrolycus scomberoides]]'', occasionally known as the [[Sabretooth Tetra]] or vampire tetra.
Although the list below is sorted by common name, in a number of cases the common name is applied to different species, depending on country and context. Since the [[aquarium]] trade may use a different name for the same species, advanced aquarists tend to use scientific names for the less-common tetras. The list below is incomplete.
Tetra species:
* [[Adonis tetra]] ''Lepidarchus adonis''
* [[African long-finned tetra]] ''Brycinus longipinnis''
* [[African moon tetra]] ''Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus''
* [[Arnold's tetra]] ''Arnoldichthys spilopterus''
* [[Buenos Aires tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon anisitsi''
* [[Banded tetra]] ''Astyanax fasciatus''
* [[Bandtail tetra]] ''Moenkhausia dichroura''
* [[Barred glass tetra]] ''Phenagoniates macrolepis''
* [[Bass tetra]] ''Hemigrammus rodwayi''
* [[Beacon tetra]] ''Hemigrammus ocellifer''
* [[Belgian flag tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus''
* [[Black darter tetra]] ''Poecilocharax weitzmani''
* [[Black morpho tetra]] ''Poecilocharax weitzmani''
* [[Black neon tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi''
* [[Black phantom tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon megalopterus''
* [[Black tetra]] ''Gymnocorymbus ternetzi''
* Black tetra ''[[Gymnocorymbus thayer]]''
* [[Black wedge tetra]] ''Hemigrammus pulcher''
* [[Blackband tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon scholzei''
* [[Blackedge tetra]] ''Tyttocharax madeirae''
* [[Black-flag tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon rosaceus''
* [[Black-jacket tetra]] ''Moenkhausia takasei''
* [[Blackline tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon scholzei''
* Bleeding heart tetra ''[[Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma]]''
* Bleeding heart tetra ''[[Hyphessobrycon socolofi]]''
* [[Blind tetra]] ''Stygichthys typhlops''
* [[Bloodfin tetra]] ''Aphyocharax anisitsi''
* [[Bloodfin tetra]] ''Aphyocharax alburnus''
* [[Blue tetra]] ''[[Mimagoniates microlepis]]''
* [[Blue tetra]] ''Tyttocharax madeirae''
* [[Blue tetra]] ''Boehlkea fredcochui''
* [[Brilliant rummynose tetra]] ''Hemigrammus bleheri''
* [[Bucktooth tetra]] ''Exodon paradoxus''
* [[Buenos Aires tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon anisitsi''
* [[Butterfly tetra]] ''Gymnocorymbus ternetzi''
* [[Callistus tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon eques''
* [[Calypso tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon axelrodi''
* [[Cardinal tetra]] ''Paracheirodon axelrodi''
* [[Carlana tetra]] ''Carlana eigenmanni''
* [[Cochu's blue tetra]] ''Boehlkea fredcochui''
* [[Central tetra]] ''Astyanax aeneus''
* [[Coffee-bean tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon takasei''
* [[Colcibolca tetra]] ''Astyanax nasutus''
* [[Congo tetra]] ''Phenacogrammus interruptus''
* [[Copper tetra]] ''Hasemania melanura''
* [[Costello tetra]] ''Hemigrammus hyanuary''
* [[Creek tetra]] ''Bryconamericus scleroparius''
* [[Creek tetra]] ''Bryconamericus terrabensis''
* [[Croaking tetra]] ''[[Mimagoniates inequalis]]''
* [[Croaking tetra]] ''[[Mimagoniates lateralis]]''
* [[Dawn tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon eos''
* [[Dawn tetra]] ''Aphyocharax paraguayensis''
* [[Diamond tetra]] ''Moenkhausia pittieri''
* [[Discus tetra]] ''Brachychalcinus orbicularis''
* [[Disk tetra]] ''Brachychalcinus orbicularis''
* [[Disk tetra]] ''Myleus schomburgkii''
* [[Dragonfin tetra]] ''Pseudocorynopoma doriae''
* [[Ember tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon amandae''
* [[Emperor tetra]] ''Nematobrycon palmeri''
* [[False black tetra]] ''Gymnocorymbus thayeri''
* [[False neon tetra]] ''Paracheirodon simulans''
* [[False red nose tetra]] ''Petitella georgiae''
* [[False rummynose tetra]] ''Petitella georgiae''
* [[Featherfin tetra]] ''Hemigrammus unilineatus''
* [[Firehead tetra]] ''Hemigrammus bleheri''
* [[Flag tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus''
* [[Flame tail tetra]] ''Aphyocharax erythrurus''
* [[Flame tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon flammeus''
* [[Garnet tetra]] ''Hemigrammus pulcher''
* [[Glass tetra]] ''Moenkhausia oligolepis''
* [[Glossy tetra]] ''Moenkhausia oligolepis''
* [[Glowlight tetra]] ''Hemigrammus erythrozonus''
* [[Gold tetra]] ''Hemigrammus rodwayi''
* [[Golden tetra]] ''Hemigrammus rodwayi''
* [[Goldencrown tetra]] ''Aphyocharax alburnus''
* [[Goldspotted tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon griemi''
* [[Gold-tailed tetra]] ''Carlastyanax aurocaudatus''
* [[Green dwarf tetra]] ''Odontocharacidium aphanes''
* [[Green neon tetra]] ''Paracheirodon simulans''
* [[Green tetra]] ''Paracheirodon simulans''
* [[Griem's tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon griemi''
* [[Head-and-taillight tetra]] ''Hemigrammus ocellifer''
* [[January tetra]] ''Hemigrammus hyanuary''
* [[Jellybean tetra]] ''Lepidarchus adonis''
* [[Jewel tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon eques''
* [[Jumping tetra]] ''Hemibrycon tridens''
* [[Largespot tetra]] ''Astyanax orthodus''
* [[Lemon tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis''
* [[Longfin tetra]] ''Brycinus longipinnis''
* [[Long-finned glass tetra]] ''Xenagoniates bondi''
* [[Longjaw tetra]] ''Bramocharax bransfordii''
* [[Loreto tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon loretoensis''
* [[Mayan tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon compressus''
* [[Mexican tetra]] ''Astyanax mexicanus''
* [[Mimic scale-eating tetra]] ''Probolodus heterostomus''
* [[Mourning tetra]] ''Brycon pesu''
* [[Naked Tetra]] ''Gymnocharacinus bergii''<!-- Systematic Parasitology 51: 149–153 -->
* [[Neon tetra]] ''Paracheirodon innesi''
* [[Niger tetra]] ''Arnoldichthys spilopterus''
* [[Nurse tetra]] ''Brycinus nurse''
* [[Oneline tetra]] ''Nannaethiops unitaeniatus''
* [[One-line tetra]] ''Hemigrammus unilineatus''
* [[Orangefin tetra]] ''Bryconops affinis''
* [[Ornate tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon bentosi''
* [[Panama tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon panamensis''
* [[Penguin tetra]] ''Thayeria boehlkei''
* [[Peruvian tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon peruvianus''
* [[Petticoat tetra]] ''Gymnocorymbus ternetzi''
* [[Phantom tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon megalopterus''
* [[Pittier's tetra]] ''Moenkhausia pittieri''
* [[Pretty tetra]] ''Hemigrammus pulcher''
* Pristella tetra ''[[Pristella maxillaris]]''
* [[Pygmy tetra]] ''Odontostilbe dialeptura''
* [[Rainbow tetra]] ''Nematobrycon palmeri''
* [[Rainbow tetra]] ''Nematobrycon lacortei''
* [[Red eye tetra]] ''Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae''
* [[Red phantom tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon sweglesi''
* [[Red tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon flammeus''
* [[Rednose tetra]] ''Hemigrammus rhodostomus''
* [[Red-nose tetra]] ''Hemigrammus bleheri''
* [[Redspotted tetra]] ''Copeina guttata''
* [[Rosy tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon bentosi''
* [[Rosy tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon rosaceus''
* [[Royal tetra]] ''Inpaichthys kerri''
* [[Ruby tetra]] ''Axelrodia riesei''
* [[Rummy-nose tetra]] ''Hemigrammus rhodostomus''
* [[Rummy-nose tetra]] ''Hemigrammus bleheri''
* [[Sailfin tetra]] ''Crenuchus spilurus''
* [[Savage tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon savagei''
* [[Savanna tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon stegemanni''
* [[Semaphore tetra]] ''Pterobrycon myrnae''
* [[Serpae tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon eques''
* [[Sharptooth tetra]] ''Micralestes acutidens''
* [[Silver tetra]] ''Gymnocorymbus thayeri''
* [[Silver tetra]] ''Ctenobrycon spilurus''
* [[Silver tetra]] ''Micralestes acutidens''
* [[Silvertip tetra]] ''Hasemania melanura''
* [[Silvertip tetra]] ''Hasemania nana''
* [[Silver-tipped tetra]] ''Hasemania nana''
* [[Splash tetra]] ''Copella arnoldi''
* [[Spotfin tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon socolofi''
* [[Spottail tetra]] ''Moenkhausia dichroura''
* [[Spotted tetra]] ''Copella nattereri''
* [[Swegles's tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon sweglesi''
* [[Tailspot tetra]] ''Bryconops caudomaculatus''
* [[Tetra von Rio]] ''Hyphessobrycon flammeus''
* [[Three-lined African tetra]] ''Neolebias trilineatus''
* [[Tiete tetra]] ''Brycon insignis''
* [[Tortuguero tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae''
* [[Transparent tetra]] ''Charax gibbosus''
* [[True big-scale tetra]] ''Brycinus macrolepidotus''
* [[Uruguay tetra]] ''Cheirodon interruptus''
* [[White spot tetra]] ''Aphyocharax paraguayensis''
* [[X-ray tetra]] ''Pristella maxillaris''
* [[Yellow tetra]] ''Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus''
* [[Yellow-tailed African tetra]] ''Alestopetersius caudalis''
==Footnotes==
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