This small tropical fish can be found in the wild in the Essequibo River, Guyana, South America. This species can grow in the range of 4 to 5 cm (1.6 to 2 inches), and has a life span of 2 to 4 years when kept in good conditions. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes Family: Characidae Genus: Hemigrammus Species: Hemigrammus erythrozonus (Durbin, 1909)
This small tropical fish can be found in the wild in the Essequibo River, Guyana, South America. This species can grow in the range of 4 to 5 cm (1.6 to 2 inches), and has a life span of 2 to 4 years when kept in good conditions. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes Family: Characidae Genus: Hemigrammus Species: Hemigrammus erythrozonus (Durbin, 1909)