Petitella
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- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Characidae
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- Petitella rhodostoma, Bernat Arlandis, 2013.jpg
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Petitella is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins, of the order Characiformes. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.
They are all popular tropical fish in the aquarium hobby. They are commonly known as rummy-nose tetras.
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