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January tetra

Hemigrammus hyanuary Durbin, 1918

Status not recordedbony fish

The january tetra (Hemigrammus hyanuary) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the january tetra

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 january tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the january tetra 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 january tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusHemigrammus
  7. SpeciesHemigrammus hyanuary Durbin, 1918
Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Costello tetraEnglish
  • neonka zelenáCzech
  • Grøn NeonDanish
  • Grüner NeonGerman
  • MojaritaSpanish
  • Zwinnik ZielonyPolish
  • Зеленый неонRussian
  • Kostellotetra (Finnish)root
  • Costello-SalmlerGerman
  • Enero TetraSpanish
  • zwinnik CostelloPolish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the january tetra

Other species in the same genus Hemigrammus.

Fire neon

Hemigrammus erythrozonus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Beacon fish

Hemigrammus ocellifer

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Pretty

Hemigrammus pulcher

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

CompareJanuary tetra vs Fire neonJanuary tetra vs Beacon fishJanuary tetra vs PrettyJanuary tetra vs Golden tetra

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the january tetra?

The january tetra (Hemigrammus hyanuary) 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). January tetra (Hemigrammus hyanuary). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/january-tetra

MLA

“January tetra (Hemigrammus hyanuary).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/january-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{january_tetra_2026,
  title = {January tetra (Hemigrammus hyanuary)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/january-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}