Mimagoniates inequalis
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Mimagoniates inequalis, known as the Croaking Tetra (a common name
also applied to M. lateralis
and M. microlepis
), is a species of tetra
in the genus
Mimagoniates
. It was previously classified as Glandulocauda inequalis
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
also applied to M. lateralis
Mimagoniates lateralis
Mimagoniates lateralis is a species of tetra in the genus Mimagoniates. Its common names includeCroaking Tetra ....
and M. microlepis
Mimagoniates microlepis
Mimagoniates microlepis, also known as the Blue Tetra , the Croaking Tetra , the Small-Scaled Tetra, is a species of tetra in the genus Mimagoniates...
), is a species of tetra
Tetra
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in the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Mimagoniates
Mimagoniates
Mimagoniates is a genus of Stevardiinae, a subfamily of tropical characid fish from Central and South America. Commonly known as croaking tetras or chirping tetras because they can produce sounds, some of these fish were formerly included in Glandulocauda.They have a supplementary breathing organ...
. It was previously classified as Glandulocauda inequalis