? Black Phantom Tetra Conservation status: Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes Family: Characidae Genus: Hyphessobrycon Species: H. megalopterus
Binomial name
Hyphessobrycon megalopterus (Eigenmann, 1915)

The black phantom tetra (Hyphessobrycon megalopterus) is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. It is native to the Paraguay, Guaporé, and Mamore basins in Brazil and Bolivia. Black phantom tetra (Hyphessobrycon megalopterus). ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families  Acestrorhynchidae  Anostomidae - Headstanders  Characidae - Characins and tetras  Citharinidae  Ctenoluciidae - Pike-characids  Curimatidae  Erythrinidae - Trahiras  Gasteropelecidae - Freshwater hatchetfishes  Hemiodontidae  Hepsetidae  Lebiasinidae The Characiformes are an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. ... Genera Subfamily Alestiinae - African tetras  Alestes (or Brycinus)  Hydrocynus  Micralestes  Phenacogrammus  Rhabdalestes  and 13 other genera Subfamily Characidiinae  8 genera Subfamily Characinae  Acestrorhynchus - Pike characins  Aphyocharax  Boehlkea  Chalceus  Charax  Cynodo  Exodon  Hasemania  Hydrolycus  Nematobrycon  Petitella  Priocharax  Rhaphiodon  Roeboides  Thayeria  ... Subfamily Crenuchinae  Crenuchus  Poecilocharax Subfamily Glandulocaudinae  16 genera Subfamily Iguanodectinae  Iguanodectes... Species (see text) Hyphessobrycon Meek, 1904, is a genus of freshwater fish in the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... hey ryan ... Families  Acestrorhynchidae  Anostomidae - Headstanders  Characidae - Characins and tetras  Citharinidae  Ctenoluciidae - Pike-characids  Curimatidae  Erythrinidae - Trahiras  Gasteropelecidae - Freshwater hatchetfishes  Hemiodontidae  Hepsetidae  Lebiasinidae The Characiformes are an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Genera Subfamily Alestiinae - African tetras  Alestes (or Brycinus)  Hydrocynus  Micralestes  Phenacogrammus  Rhabdalestes  and 13 other genera Subfamily Characidiinae  8 genera Subfamily Characinae  Acestrorhynchus - Pike characins  Aphyocharax  Boehlkea  Chalceus  Charax  Cynodo  Exodon  Hasemania  Hydrolycus  Nematobrycon  Petitella  Priocharax  Rhaphiodon  Roeboides  Thayeria  ... Subfamily Crenuchinae  Crenuchus  Poecilocharax Subfamily Glandulocaudinae  16 genera Subfamily Iguanodectinae  Iguanodectes... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Families  Acestrorhynchidae  Anostomidae - Headstanders  Characidae - Characins and tetras  Citharinidae  Ctenoluciidae - Pike-characids  Curimatidae  Erythrinidae - Trahiras  Gasteropelecidae - Freshwater hatchetfishes  Hemiodontidae  Hepsetidae  Lebiasinidae The Characiformes are an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. ... The Mamoré is a large river in Bolivia, which unites with the Beni to form the Madeira, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon. ...

This fish is of roughly tetragonal shape, light grey in coloring, with a black patch, surrounded by iridescent silver edging, posterior of the gills on each side. The male's fins are black, as is the female's dorsal fin; the female's pelvic, anal, and adipose fins are reddish in color. A long-finned variety, apparently developed by captive breeders, is sometimes sold. The black phantom tetra reaches a maximum overall length of approximately 4.5 cm (1.75 in). Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... Female symbol Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces egg cells. ... Dorsal Fin of the Orca A dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of fishes, whales, dolphins and porpoises. ... Fish anatomy is primarily governed by the physical characteristics of water, which is much denser than air, holds a relatively small amount of dissolved oxygen, and absorbs light more than does air. ... Fish anatomy is primarily governed by the physical characteristics of water, which is much denser than air, holds a relatively small amount of dissolved oxygen, and absorbs light more than does air. ... CM or cm may stand for: Cameroon (ISO country code) Roman numeral for 900 Chelmsford: CM is the British post code for the region in eastern England which is served by the Chelmsford postal sorting office. ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ...

The black phantom tetra's natural diet consist of small crustaceans, insects, and worms. Classes Class Branchiopoda Subclass Phyllopoda Subclass Sarsostraca Class Remipedia Order Enantiopoda Order Nectiopoda Class Cephalocarida Order Brachypoda Class Maxillopoda Subclass Mystacocarida Subclass Copepoda Subclass Branchiura Subclass Pentastomida Subclass Tantulocarida Subclass Thecostraca Infraclass Cirripedia Class Ostracoda Order Metacopina Subclass Myodocopa Subclass Podocopa Class Malacostraca Subclass Eumalacostraca Subclass Hoplocarida Subclass Phyllocarida The... Classes & Orders Subclass: Apterygota Orders Archaeognatha (Bristletails) Thysanura (Silverfish) Monura - extinct Subclass: Pterygota Orders Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Infraclass: Neoptera Orders Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (walking sticks) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera... WORM means Write Once, Read Many. ...

H. herbertaxelrodi is one of the more popular tetras sold in the aquarium trade. For use as a prefix, see Tetra- For the encrypted radio network standard TETRA, see Terrestrial Trunked Radio. ... A 335,000 U.S. gallon (1. ...

Megalomphodus megalopterus and Megalamphodus rogoaguae are obsolete synonyms for this species.

References

• "Hyphessobrycon megalopterus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. October 2004 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2004.
• "Hyphessobrycon megalopterus" (TSN 162872). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. N.p.: Integrated Taxonomic Information System, 2004. Accessed on 17 December 2004.