Black neon tetra: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Black neon tetra Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Least concern

Where the black neon tetra lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 5 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map

Scientific name	Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Characiformes
Family	Characidae

Is the black neon tetra endangered?

The black neon tetra’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black neon tetra?

The black neon tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) is a ray-finned fish in the order Characiformes and the family Characidae, genus Hyphessobrycon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black neon tetra

The black neon tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) is a freshwater fish of the characin family (Characidae) of the order Characiformes. It is native to the Paraguay basin of southern Brazil. They are often found in the aquarium trade, and a feral population has been established in the rio Paraíba do Sul basin due to the trade.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black neon tetra (revision 1354729104), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q265081 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).