Overview
Family : Characins ; A gregarious species which prefers the counter current zones of small creeks . Omnivorous . It is very prolific and reproduction in the aquarium is very easy to carry out[1]. Oviparous [2].
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Carib:
Kaléouélou, Kaléuélu
Common Names in Creole, French:
Yaya moloko
Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins, English:
Boekoe, Gwoko, Moloko chiba, Piki chiba, Sriba, Yanyanté
Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins, French:
Boekoe, Gwoko, Moloko Chiba, Piki Chiba, Sriba, Yanyanté, Yaya moloko
Common Names in Danish:
Halepletstetra
Common Names in Djuka:
Moloko chiba, Piki chiba, Yanyant, Yanyanté
Common Names in English:
Glass Headstander, Glass tetra, Glossy tetra, Redeye tetra
Common Names in Finnish:
Kennotetra, Verkkosuomutetra
Common Names in Galibi:
Kal, Kaléouélou, Kaléuélu
Common Names in German:
Gro, Großschuppensalmler
Common Names in Greek:
Gloss
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
稀鱗直線脂鯉, 稀鳞直线脂鲤
Common Names in Oyampi:
Wayapil, Wayapiléa
Common Names in Palicur:
Ixha
Common Names in Polish:
Blyszczyk wielkoluski
Common Names in Portuguese:
Lambari olho-de-fogo, Pequira
Common Names in S. American Indian:
Kalakalali, Wayapiléa
Common Names in Saramaccan:
Boekoe, Gwoko, Sriba
Common Names in Spanish:
Bobita, Mojara, Sardinita, Tetra de vidrio, Tetra espejo
Common Names in Swedish:
Nättetra
Common Names in Wayana:
Kalakalali, Wayapil, Wayapiléa
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,184 meters (0 to 3,885 feet).[3]
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Order:
Characiformes
()
- Family:
ious species which prefers the counter
current
()
- Subfamily:
Tetragonopterinae
()
- Genus:
Moenkhausia
()
- Eigenmann, 1903
- Specific name:
oligolepis
- Scientific name: - Moenkhausia oligolepis (Günther, 1864)
- Specific name:
oligolepis
- Genus:
Moenkhausia
(
- Subfamily:
Tetragonopterinae
(
- Family:
ious species which prefers the counter
current
(
- Order:
Characiformes
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Synonyms
Moenkhausia oligolepis • Moenkhausia oligolepis< /i> (Günther • Tetragonopterus oligolepis • Tetragonopterus oligolepis Günther • Tetragonopterus oligolepis Günther • Tetragonopterus oligolepis Günther, 1864
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 29-May-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Moenkhausia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. colletti (Colletti Tetra) · M. collettii (Colletti Tetra) · M. dichroura (Spot-Tailed Moenkhausia) · M. oligolepis (Glass Headstander) · M. pittieri (Diamond Characin) · M. profunda (Yellow-Banded Moenkhausia) · M. sanctaefilomenae (Yellow-Banded Moenkhausia) · M. takasei (Black Jacket)
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Further Reading
- Annals of the Carnegie Museum. [Pittsburgh]: Published by authority of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, 1901- url p. 106.
- Fishes of western South America. I. The intercordilleran and Amazonian lowlands of Peru. II. The high pampas of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. With a revision of the Peruvian Gymnotidae and of the genus Orestias [by] Carl H. Eigenmann. .. [and] William Ray Allen. .. Lexington, Ky., The University of Kentucky, 1942. url p. 231.
- The American Characidae / by Carl H. Eigenmann. 43 1929 Cambridge: Printed for the Museum, 1917-1929. url descr. of plate 100 , p. 523, p. 79.
- The American Characidae By Carl H. Eigenmann. Cambridge, Printed for the Museum, 1917-29. url , , p. 79.
- The complete aquarium book; the care and breeding of goldfish and tropical fishes, by William T. Innes. .. New York, Halcyon house[c1936] url p. 274, p. 293, p. 308.
- 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 / by C.H. Eigenmann. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Institute, 1912. url , , p. 26, p. 322, p. 322, p. 68.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
- Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
- Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 132124
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-28488
- Fishbase Species ID: 12391
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 641420
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 116444
Footnotes
- Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail (1996). Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane (tome 1). Collection du Patrimoine Naturel, vol.22. IEGB-M.N.H.N., INRA, CSP, Min. Env., Paris. 429 p. [back]
- Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966). Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. [back]
- Mean = 184.080 meters (603.937 feet), Standard Deviation = 219.580 based on 272 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
