Petticoat Fish

Petticoat Fish Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Pink-Tailed Characin Chalceus macrolepidotus
Pretty Tetra Hemigrammus pulcher ...

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.

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, and the petticoat fish, ...

See also: Freshwater, Blue, Chalceus Macrolepidotus, Paracheirodon Innesi, Paracheirodon Axelrodi