Summary ²

The lemon tetra, Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis, is a species of tropical freshwater fish which originates from South America, belonging to the family Characidae. It is a small tetra growing to 5 cm in length. The species is a long established favourite aquarium fish, being introduced to the aquarium in 1932.

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1. Jan Ševčík, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/101409.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphessobrycon_pulchripinnis

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