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Black Morpho Tetra
Poecilocharax weitzmani
The black morpho tetra (Poecilocharax weitzmani), or black darter tetra, is a species of characid found in South America. The fish was first discovered in 1965.
From the article Poecilocharax weitzmani on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The black morpho tetra is a small finned fish. Typical total length is 40 mm (1.6 in) per FishBase, or 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in) per SeriouslyFish. The black morpho tetra demonstrates significant sexual dimorphism, with males growing longer and more colorful dorsal and anal fins. Unlike many other small characids, the black morpho tetra does not form schools. Males have a tendency to show territorial aggression towards one another.
Wikipedia: “Description and behavior”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 612252.