Brick tetra
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| Hoedeman , 1957 |
The Ziegelsalmler ( Hyphessobrycon griemi ), also Goldflecksalmler or Red Goldflecksalmler called, is a in the waters of southern Brazil ( Goiás , São Paulo to northern Santa Catarina ) beheimateter, delicate shoal fish . The species was named after W. Griem, an importer of ornamental fish.
features
It reaches a length of about 4 cm and is very similar to the red of Rio ( H. flammeus ) and the yellow of Rio ( H. bifasciatus ), species to which it is closely related. The fish is colored fawn to olive-brown and has two characteristic shoulder spots, the first is only hinted at, the second black. There is a shiny gold spot between the two. The fins are vermilion, the outer parts of the dorsal, anal and pelvic fins white. The coloring of the males is a little more intense. When excited, the rear body of the animals turns more brick-red, which gave the fish its German name.
- Fin formula : dorsal 12–13, anal 26–28.
- Scale formula : mLR 32–34, QR 13.
literature
- Günther Sterba : The world's freshwater fish. 2nd Edition. Urania, Leipzig / Jena / Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-332-00109-4 .
- Axel Zarske: Hyphessobrycon griemi. In: Claus Schaefer, Torsten Schröer (Hrsg.): The large lexicon of aquaristics. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-7497-9 , p. 501.
Web links
- Brick tetra on Fishbase.org (English)