The gold tetra, or Rodway's tetra[1] (Hemigrammus rodwayi) is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to lowland South America,[2] where they are abundant in coastal floodplains.[3] Their name comes from a powdery golden tint on their body that is thought to be caused by internal parasites.[4] Gold tetras are peaceful, hardy, schooling community fish.[5] Gold tetras have been successfully bred in captivity.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hemigrammus |
| Species: | H. rodwayi
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| Hemigrammus rodwayi Durbin, 1909
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The patronym was given by Marion Durban Ellis in honor of James Rodway (1848-1926), a renowned naturalist of British Guiana, who aided Carl Eigenmann’s collecting trips in South America.[7][8][9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b Taphorn, D.C.; DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Collazos, E.E.; Mojica, J.I.; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Villa-Navarro, F. (2021). "Hemigrammus rodwayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T49829773A175965570. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T49829773A175965570.en. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Gold Tetra, Captive-Bred: Tropical Fish for Freshwater Aquariums". www.liveaquaria.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "Hemigrammus rodwayi (Golden Tetra)". Seriously Fish. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ "Hemigrammus rodwayi Gold Tetra". aquahobby The Age of Aquariums. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "FishProfiles.com - Hemigrammus rodwayi". fishprofiles.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Hemigrammus rodwayi". FishBase.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (19 June 2024). "Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Eigenmann, Carl H. (1889). South American Fishes.
- ^ The Fish Culturist. Pennsylvania Fish Culturists' Association. 1944.
- ^ Eigenmann, Carl H. (1912). The freshwater fishes of British Guiana, including a study of the ecological grouping of species and the relation of the fauna of the plateau to that of the lowlands. MBLWHOI Library. Pittsburgh : Carnegie Institute.
- ^ Eigenmann, Carl H.; Myers, George S. (George Sprague) (1917). The American Characidae. Smithsonian Libraries. Cambridge, Printed for the Museum.
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