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Moenkhausia iris

Moenkhausia iris

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Scientific Taxonomy & Character Information

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Moenkhausia

Species: Moenkhausia iris

Descendant: none

Named by: Manoela Maria Ferreira Marinho and Fernando César Paiva Dagosta

Year Published: 2023

Size: smaller

Lifespan: 58 years

Activity: Diurnal ☀️

Type: Bony Fishes (Tetras)

Title(s): none

Other Name(s)/Alias(es): none

Pantheon: 

Time Period: Holocene

Alignment: Good

Threat Level:

Diet: Omnivorous 🌿🥩

Elements: Water 🌊

Inflicts: none

Weaknesses: Electric ⚡, Leaf 🌿

Casualties: none

Based On: itself

Conservation Status: Least Concern (LC) – IUCN Red List 

Moenkhausia iris is the newest species of tetras that closest relative of piranhas and pacus in Chapada dos Parecis, Brazil.

Etymology

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Physical Appearance

The new species is unique among congeners by its color in life, which is the dorsal half of body blue or green and ventral half red, more intense above the anal fin. Additionally, it can be distinguished by having a single, vertically elongated humeral spot, a lateral surface of body, caudal peduncle, and anal fin without distinct blotches or oblique marks and 18–19 branched anal-fin rays.

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Distribution and Habitat

This species of tetra from upper rio Madeira basin at Chapada dos Parecis, Brazil. The Moenkhausia iris and numerous other tetras native to the same region are highly prized in the global aquarium trade. Sustainable exploitation is required for its protection because exportation depends on the capture of wild individuals.


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