Fish Species

Emperor Tetra

Emperor Tetra - Description

The Emperor Tetra is a peaceful community fish that grows much larger that other species of Tetras. It is easy to distinguish between the male and female emperors, the males have a larger dorsal and caudal fin and the females are more rounded and shorter than the males.


Popular Name: Emperor Tetra
Species: Nematobrycon palmeri

Profile of the Emperor Tetra
This Profile contains interesting facts and information about the Emperor Tetra species.

  • Size: Up to 5cm

  • Fish Tank conditions: PH 5-7.7

  • Temperament: Good community fish, unlike other tetras is happy to be kept alone or in a pair

  • Diet / Feeding: Bloodworms, Daphnia, Dried or Frozen food

  • Habitat: Freshwater Rivers and Streams

  • Behaviour:  Placid, good community fish

  • Range: Rio San Juan and Rio Atrata rivers, Western Columbia, South America

Scientific Classification of the Emperor Tetra

 Definition: Scientific classification, or biological classification, is how biologists group and categorize species of organisms with shared physical characteristics. Scientific classification belongs to the science of taxonomy.

  • Species:  Nematobrycon palmeri

  • Popular Names:  Emperor Tetra

  • Kingdom: Animalia

  • Phylum: Chordata

  • Class: Osteichthyes

  • Order: Characiformes

  • Family: Characidae

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Facts about Fish Species - Emperor Tetra

The colours, shapes and sizes of individual fishes varies enormously - you really need excellent quality pictures or photographs to assist in the identification process.

A combination of the number of fins and their characteristics, color, scale counts, general features, maximum length and distribution are used during a species identification process.

 

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