Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Géry, 1961
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The black neon tetra (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) is a freshwater fish of the characin family (Characidae) of the order Characiformes. It is native to the Paraguay basin of southern Brazil. They are often found in the aquarium trade, and a feral population has been established in the rio Paraíba do Sul basin due to the trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Black neon tetra; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:51:05.687759+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Géry, 1961
- Name authority
- Géry, 1961
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Genus
- Hyphessobrycon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyAcestrorhamphidae Eigenmann, 1907
- subfamilyHyphessobryconinae Lima, Carvalho & Faria, 2024
- genusHyphessobrycon Durbin, 1908
- speciesHyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Géry, 1961
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hyphessobrycon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyphessobrycon acaciae García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Prada-Pedreros, 2010 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon amandae Géry & Uj, 1987 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon amapaensis Zarske & Géry, 1998 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon auca Almirón, Casciotta, Bechara & Ruíz Díaz, 2004 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus Ellis, 1911 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon boulengeri (Eigenmann, 1907) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon cachimbensis Travassos, 1964 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon catableptus (Durbin, 1909) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon chocoensis García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2013 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon clavatus Zarske, 2015 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon coelestinus Myers, 1929 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon columbianus Zarske & Géry, 2002 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Géry, J. (1961). Three new South-American characids. Tropical Fish Hobbyist, 9. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3NRXQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.