neon tetra

Also known as Paracheirodon innesi, neon

species of fish

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The neon tetra is a small, brightly colored freshwater fish native to South America that's popular in home aquariums because of its striking blue and red markings. It matters to both aquarium hobbyists as a beloved pet and to scientists as an indicator species for monitoring the health of tropical river ecosystems.

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Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilySalticidae

二名法 Paracheirodon innesiMyers, 1936 霓虹脂鯉，又稱日光燈魚，為輻鰭魚綱脂鯉目脂鯉科的其中一個種，是一种小型热带鱼。目录 1 分布 2 特徵 3 生態 4 經濟利用 5 衍生種類 6 参考文献分布本魚分布於南美洲哥倫比亞、祕魯、巴西的溪流中，另外也引進菲律賓與新加坡。特徵本魚魚體纖細，與阿氏霓虹脂鯉有著相同的鐵藍綠色條紋。但本魚的前下部呈銀色，背部上方的魚鱗排列錯落有致，鰭通常是無色的。雌魚體態肥厚，使條紋變得更粗。體長約2.2公分，尤其在黄昏时，如星光流动。但霓虹脂鯉其实不会自行发光，是靠其他光源的光来形成荧光。如果长期在黑暗中，荧光会暗下来。不适合与大型鱼类混养。生態本魚棲息在溪流的靜水區，在水温为21-30℃均可生长，水質大約是弱酸性～中性，性情溫和，喜群游，屬雜食性，以蠕蟲、小的昆蟲、甲殼動物與植物等為食。霓虹脂鯉繁殖期间需要遮光，孵化卵和鱼苗都需要在阴暗的环境中生长。經濟利用為高經濟價值的觀賞性魚類。衍生種類日光燈鑽石日光燈黃金日光燈参考文献 Froese, Rainer & Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Paracheirodon innesi in FishBase. 2011年12月版本觀賞魚圖鑑. 貓頭鷹出版社. 1996年6月. 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=霓虹脂鯉&oldid=49719069” 分类：觀賞魚霓虹脂鯉屬隐藏分类： TaxoboxLatinName 本地相关图片与维基数据不同 FishBaseLatinName

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The neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins, of the order Characiformes. The type species of its genus, it is native to blackwater and clearwater streams in the Amazon basin of South America. Its bright colouring makes the fish visible to conspecifics in the dark blackwater streams, and is also the main reason for its popularity among freshwater fish hobbyists, with neon tetras being one of the most widely kept tropical fish in the world.

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