Author: (Gill, 1858)
FBname: Featherfin tetra
Remark: Ornamental fish. See Géry (1959, 1966), Planquette et al. (1996: 282-283), and Weitzman & Palmer (1997: 237) for taxonomic remarks.
Comments: Usually found in ponds, ditches, slow flowing streams, both clear and turbid, in both open and shaded areas.  A voracious species which feeds on small crustaceans, insects and mollusks (Ref. 12225).  Gregarious and non-aggressive, it is reputedly easy to rear  and to reproduce in the aquarium (Ref. 27188).  Maximum length questionable (Ref. 38376).