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Congo Tetra

Phenacogrammus interruptus

Also known as: Albino Congo Tetra

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2010
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@Carflo · Home, Australia · May 20141 / 1
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Overview

Found in schools, over lower and middle areas of the Congo River Basin.
Widespread Africa

Popular in the aquarium trade.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
orange stripes
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in schools, over lower and middle areas of the Congo River Basin.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCharaciformes
    5. familyAlestidae
    6. genusPhenacogrammus
    7. speciesPhenacogrammus interruptus (Boulenger, 1899)

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