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Black neon

Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Géry, 1961

Status not recordedbony fish

The black neon (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the black neon

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black neon live?

Not recorded

Is the black neon endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the black neon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusHyphessobrycon
  7. SpeciesHyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Géry, 1961
Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Black neon tetraEnglish
  • neonka černáCzech
  • Schwarzer NeonGerman
  • mustaneontetraFinnish
  • Fekete neonhalHungarian
  • Neon czarnyPolish
  • Neon-negroPortuguese
  • Черный неонRussian
  • Siyah NeonTurkish
  • Schwarzer FlaggensalmlerGerman
  • Tetra-neon-negroPortuguese
  • Черный неон АксельродаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black neon

Other species in the same genus Hyphessobrycon.

Lemon tetra

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Red tetra

Hyphessobrycon flammeus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Ember tetra

Hyphessobrycon amandae

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Colombian tetra

Hyphessobrycon columbianus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Yellow tetra

Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBlack neon vs Lemon tetraBlack neon vs Red tetraBlack neon vs Ember tetraBlack neon vs Colombian tetra

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the black neon?

The black neon (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi) belongs to the family Acestrorhamphidae in the order Characiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black neon (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-neon

MLA

“Black neon (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-neon.

BibTeX
@misc{black_neon_2026,
  title = {Black neon (Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-neon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}