Tetras are one of the most popular and diverse types of freshwater aquarium fish. With more than 150 unique types of tetra ...

The scientific name for the diamond tetra fish is Moenkhausia pittieri. It also goes by several common names including the diamond characin and Pittier’s tetra. The diamond comparison is based ...

One of the new species was discovered in an unusual and “very difficult” to access location near the Rio Purus, a tributary ...

What Are Neon Tetras? Neon tetra fish are members of the scientific family Characidae. Their scientific name is Paracheirodon innesi.

We're starting with the fish that have temperaments that make them unlikely to get on with other species of tankmates. In ...

The Mexican tetra fish is especially useful for such studies because it comes in both a surface-dwelling subspecies and several versions that live in caves, in perpetual darkness (the latter, says ...

In the underground caves of north-eastern Mexico, groups of blind fish appear to be developing cave-specific accents. The linguistic split could eventually contribute to ongoing speciation among ...

A new material derived from a dazzling fish that can quickly change colours could be ideal for camouflage technology.