Dawn tetra

The dawn tetra, panda tetra, or [Rio] Paraguay tetra (Aphyocharax nattereri) comes from the Rio Paraguay basin in Paraguay and Brazil. It is a schooling fish; suitable temperatures for the Paraguay tetra are 24 to 27 °C (75 to 81 °F). This species is omnivorous with a strong preference for animal food. It will eat normal aquarium fish food, but much prefers live food. The dawn tetra is an egg-scattering species.[3] This tetra is very active and extremely aggressive towards fish of similar or smaller size or those that are slower moving. Not suitable for the community tank.

Dawn tetra
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Aphyocharax
Species:
A. nattereri
Binomial name
Aphyocharax nattereri
(Steindachner, 1882)
Synonyms[2]
  • Aphyocharax paraguayensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
  • Cheirodon steindachneri Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1891
  • Chirodon nattereri Steindachner, 1882
  • Chirodon pulcher Steindachner, 1882

References
  1. Lima, F. (2023). "Aphyocharax nattereri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49830415A172132762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830415A172132762.en. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. Bailly, Nicolas (2020). "Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 24 June 2024.


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