World Species : Hemigrammus ocellifer (Head-and-taillight tetra; Head-and-tail-light tetra; Head and tail light tetra; Beacon tetra; Beacon fish)

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Hemigrammus ocellifer (Head-and-taillight tetra; Head-and-tail-light tetra; Head and tail light tetra; Beacon tetra; Beacon fish)

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Synonyms: Hemibrycon ocellifer; Hemigrammus ocellifer falsus (heterotypic); Hemigrammus ocellifer ocellifer; Tetragonopterus ocellifer

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Wikipedia Abstract

Hemigrammus ocellifer is a South American freshwater fish, also described by the synonyms Hemibrycon ocellifer and Tetragonopterus ocellifer. Common names include beacon fish, beacon tetra and head-and-taillight tetra. It is found in the rivers of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and the Amazon Basin of Brazil and Peru. Most specimens offered for sale in the aquatics trade are tank-raised. It has a maximum size of 5 centimetres (2.0 in); the sexes are distinguished by mature females being fuller bodied.

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Protected Areas

Name	IUCN Category	Area acres	Location	Species	Website	Climate	Land Use
Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve State Sustainable Development Reserve	VI	3260792	Amazonas, Brazil
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	II	4006523	Bolivia

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0