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Aquarium Black Widow tetraBlack-Banded Leporinus

Blackamoor Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Black-Banded Leporinus Leporinus fasciatus
Black-Barred Myleus Myleus schomburgki ...

 


Black Tetra, Black Widow, Petticoat Fish, Blackamoor [Pictures]
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
SYN: Moenkhausia ternetzi, Tetragonopterus ternetzi
PD: This fish is somewhat oval-shape. Young are more attractive than adults.

The black tetra is also known as the blackamoor, blackskirt, black widow, butterfly tetra, or petticoat tetra. The black phantom tetra, Hyphessobrycon megalopterus, is a distinct species.

(Gymnocorymbus ternetzi - blackamoor, blackskirt, black widow, butterfly tetra, or petticoat tetra) ...

The absence of any strict rule gives rise to confusion; while some fish have no common name, others have several. Such is the case with Gymnocorymbus ternetzi, which has been variously called the black tetra, the black widow, the blackamoor, ...

See also: Neon, Characin, Neon Tetra, Gymnocorymbus Ternetzi, Black Widow