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Fire neon

Hemigrammus erythrozonus Durbin, 1909

Status not recordedbony fish

The fire neon (Hemigrammus erythrozonus) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the fire 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 fire neon live?

Not recorded

Is the fire 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 fire neon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusHemigrammus
  7. SpeciesHemigrammus erythrozonus Durbin, 1909
Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Glo-lite tetraEnglish
  • Glow lightEnglish
  • Glowlight tetraEnglish
  • 红带半线脂鲤Chinese
  • tetra žhaváCzech
  • GlødelystetraDanish
  • GlühlichtsalmlerGerman
  • RubiinitetraFinnish
  • Vörössávos pontylazacHungarian
  • VuurneonDutch
  • Zwinnik jarzeniecPolish
  • ЭритрозонусRussian
  • GlödbandstetraSwedish
  • 紅帶半線脂鯉Chinese
  • Огненная тетраRussian
  • Пылающая тетраRussian
  • Тетра-светлячокRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fire neon

Other species in the same genus Hemigrammus.

Beacon fish

Hemigrammus ocellifer

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Pretty

Hemigrammus pulcher

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

January tetra

Hemigrammus hyanuary

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Golden tetra

Hemigrammus rodwayi

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Ulrey's tetra

Hemigrammus ulreyi

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Dash-dot tetra

Hemigrammus bellottii

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

CompareFire neon vs Beacon fishFire neon vs PrettyFire neon vs January tetraFire neon vs Golden tetra

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the fire neon?

The fire neon (Hemigrammus erythrozonus) belongs to the family Acestrorhamphidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Fire neon (Hemigrammus erythrozonus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/fire-neon

MLA

“Fire neon (Hemigrammus erythrozonus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fire-neon.

BibTeX
@misc{fire_neon_2026,
  title = {Fire neon (Hemigrammus erythrozonus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fire-neon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}