Neon tetra: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the neon tetra lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Paracheirodon innesi
Group	Bony fish
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Characiformes
Family	Characidae

Where does the neon tetra live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the neon tetra in 1 country or territory across South America.

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the neon tetra?

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

About the neon tetra

The neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins, of the order Characiformes. The type species of its genus, it is native to blackwater and clearwater streams in the Amazon basin of South America. Its bright colouring makes the fish visible to conspecifics in the dark blackwater streams, and is also the main reason for its popularity among freshwater fish hobbyists, with neon tetras being one of the most widely kept tropical fish in the world.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Neon tetra (revision 1366566875), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q131431 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).