Petitella bleheri is a species of characin found in Amazon Basin in Brazil and Peru. It is one of three species commonly referred to as the rummy-nose tetra, and is also known as the firehead tetra.[2]
| Petitella bleheri | |
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| Group of P. bleheri in an aquarium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Petitella |
| Species: | P. bleheri
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| Binomial name | |
| Petitella bleheri | |
Taxonomy and systematics edit
The specific name, bleheri, honors the species’ discoverer, Heiko Bleher.[3]
The mitochondrial genome of Petitella bleheri was fully sequenced in 2015 using standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques, and found to be 17,021 base pairs long.[4]
Distribution and habitat edit
This species is found in the Rio Negro and Rio Meta basins.[2]
Diet edit
Omnivorous and will accept just about anything offered. Species does have a small mouth so correspondingly sized foods are best. Feed a mixture of dried flakes and granules and small live and frozen foods. A varied diet such as this is essential for the best colour development.[citation needed]
In the aquarium edit
This species is common in the aquarium trade. Between the years of 2006 to 2015, 7,178,906 specimens of Petitella bleheri were exported from the Amazonas state of Brazil, accounting for 5.04% of all fish exported from Amazonas for the ornamental fish trade during that time.[5]
References edit
- ^ de Lima, Flávio César Thadeo (2023) [4 March 2021]. "Petitella bleheri (Rummy-nose tetra)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T164583297A164583301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164583297A164583301.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Petitella bleheri" in FishBase. April 2024 version.
- ^ Scharpf, Christopher & Lazara, Kenneth J. "Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Li, Chunyan; Sun, Zhijing; Fen, Shouming; Jiang, Jufeng; Wu, Huimen; Zhang, Zhenguo; Cai, Chao; Wang, Yongchen (6 November 2015). "The complete mitochondrial genome of Hemigrammus bleheri". Mitochondrial DNA Part A. 27 (6). Taylor & Francis: 4449–4450. doi:10.3109/19401736.2015.1089565. PMID 26544159. S2CID 3831171.
- ^ Tribuzy-Neto, Ivan Azevedo; Beltrão, Hélio; Benzaken, Zehev Schwartz & Yamamoto, Kedma Cristine (26 March 2021). "Analysis of the Ornamental Fish Exports from the Amazon State, Brazil". Boletim do Instituto de Pesca. 46 (4). doi:10.20950/1678-2305.2020.46.4.554. ISSN 1678-2305. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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