River
Tucunaré
Only species with a profile on Seriously Fish are counted.
- Species
- 2
- Families
- 1
- Photographed
- 2 of 2
- Difficulty rated
- 2 of 2
Shares fishes withspecies recorded from both

Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdusFlag Tetra
Characidae · Ulrey, 1894
The flag tetra, Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus, is a characid from Pará and Maranhão states in eastern Brazil, also known as 'Belgian flag tetra'. Its name has been misapplied to similar fishes across much of the Amazon, the Orinoco and the Guianas, and the true species may reach no further upstream than the rio Tapajós. It lives almost exclusively in small, shaded forest streams called igarapés.

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnisLemon Tetra
Characidae · Ahl, 1937
The lemon tetra, Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis, is a characid from central Brazil, mostly recorded from the rio Tapajós basin. It is bred commercially in several countries, but the origin of the aquarium strain is questionable. Fish identical to it have been photographed in the lower Xingu, while a related 'orange red' form from the Tapajós may not be the same species.