Rummy-nose tetra: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rummy-nose tetra lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Characiformes
Family	Characidae

Where does the rummy-nose tetra live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rummy-nose tetra in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Santa Isabel do Rio Negro.

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.

Is the rummy-nose tetra endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the rummy-nose tetra?

The rummy-nose tetra (Hemigrammus rhodostomus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Characiformes and the family Characidae, genus Hemigrammus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rummy-nose tetra

The rummy-nose tetra (Petitella rhodostoma), also known as the rednose tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This species occurs in South America, where it is restricted to the lower basin of the Amazon in Brazil. This is a popular species in the aquarium hobby.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rummy-nose tetra (revision 1354732682), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1084702 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).