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Glofish

Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895)

Status not recordedbony fish

The glofish (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the glofish

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 glofish live?

Not recorded

Is the glofish 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 glofish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusGymnocorymbus
  7. SpeciesGymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895)

Synonyms Gymnocothymbus ternetzii, Tetragonopterus ternetzi

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Black Hifin tetraEnglish
  • Black skirt tetraEnglish
  • Black tetraEnglish
  • Black widowEnglish
  • Black widow tetraEnglish
  • BlackamoorEnglish
  • Electric green longfin tetraEnglish
  • GloFish® tetraEnglish
  • High-fin black skirt tetraEnglish
  • Long-finned black tetraEnglish
  • Longfin Blackskirt tetraEnglish
  • Petticoat tetraEnglish
  • Sunburst orange longfin tetraEnglish
  • Qara tetraAzerbaijani
  • tetra černáCzech
  • Sort tetraDanish
  • TrauermantelsalmerGerman
  • Tetra negroSpanish
  • mustatetraFinnish
  • Fekete tetraHungarian
  • Zwarte tetraDutch
  • Svart tetraNorwegian
  • ŻałobniczkaPolish
  • Tetra PretoPortuguese
  • ТернецияRussian
  • Tetra čiernaSlovak
  • Црна тетраSerbian
  • SorgmanteltetraSwedish
  • ปลาเสือเยอรมันThai
  • Siyah TetraTurkish
  • ТернеціяUkrainian
  • 裸頂脂鯉Chinese
  • TrauermantelsalmlerGerman
  • Monja albinaSpanish
  • MonjitaSpanish
  • Tetra de faldaSpanish
  • Żałobniczka zwyczajnaPolish
  • Tetra-pretoPortuguese
  • Траурная тетраRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the glofish

Other species in the same genus Gymnocorymbus.

Black tetra

Gymnocorymbus thayeri

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Silver tetra

Gymnocorymbus bondi

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

CompareGlofish vs Black tetraGlofish vs Silver tetraGlofish vs Gymnocorymbus flaviolimai

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the glofish?

The glofish (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi) 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). Glofish (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/glofish

MLA

“Glofish (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/glofish.

BibTeX
@misc{glofish_2026,
  title = {Glofish (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/glofish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}