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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small tropical American freshwater fish (Hyphessobrycon innesi) of the upper Amazon River, having blue and red markings and often kept in aquariums.
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- Species named after William T. Innes. (Wiktionary)
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treeseed The neon tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) is a freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. The type species of its genus, it is native to blackwater or clearwater streams in southeastern Colombia, eastern Peru, and western Brazil, including the tributaries of the Solimões. Its bright colouring makes the fish visible to conspecifics in the dark blackwater streams, and is also the main reason for its popularity as a tropical fish.
_Wikipedia Feb 18, 2008