Acestrorhamphidae

Spotfin tetra

Megalamphodus socolofi

Five Point Six Centimeters Acestrorhamphid Fish from South American Waters

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Megalamphodus socolofi, the spotfin tetra, lesser bleeding heart tetra or greenbacked bleeding heart tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is found in northern South America, where it is restricted to the Rio Negro basin of Brazil. The spotfin tetra is found in the aquarium trade.