Hyphessobrycon rosaceus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Characidae
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Hyphessobrycon
Species: Hyphessobrycon rosaceus
Name

Hyphessobrycon rosaceus Durbin, 1909
References

Hyphessobrycon rosaceus in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

The rosy tetra (Hyphessobrycon rosaceus) is a small species of characin from the South American countries of Guyana and Suriname.[1] It is popular in the aquarium trade.
Description

The rosy tetra has a light pink-white body with red fins, except the dorsal fin which can be black or white, and the caudal fin which is pink-white with two elliptical red spots on it. It has a faint black line from the top of its eyeball through the pupil, to the bottom of the eyeball. Like many other tetras, the males have longer dorsal fins than the females.
Distribution

In the wild, the rosy tetra lives in the Essequibo, Corantijn and Suriname River basins in South America.[2]
Reproduction

The rosy tetra is an egg scattering school spawning fish in the wild. 100 eggs can be laid by one female, usually in the early morning, and over fine leaved plants.
References

Lima, F. (2023). "Hyphessobrycon rosaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49830051A162751335. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830051A162751335.en. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Hyphessobrycon rosaceus" in FishBase. September 2016 version.