Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Thayeria Higher classification Characidae Order Characiformes | Family Characidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Similar Thayeria boehlkei, Characidae, Moenkhausia, Hasemania, Nematobrycon | ||
How to care for penguin tetra thayeria boehlkei
Thayeria is a genus of tetras from the Amazon Basin, and the Approuague and Maroni Rivers in tropical South America. It includes three species, including the blackline penguinfish, T. boehlkei. Members of this genus, among other characteristics, are small, have one lateral black stripe, and have a vesica piscis shape. They are peaceful.
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Penguin tetra thayeria boehlkei tropical fish
Species
Location and habitat
Thayeria inhabits small streams and the margins of smaller rivers in the lowland Amazon basin, where it is part of the highly diverse Neotropical fish fauna.
References
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