Acestrorhamphidae

green neon tetra

Paracheirodon simulans

Two Centimeters Acestrorhamphid Fish of the Amazon Basin

• Green
• Tropical
• Upper river
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

The green neon tetra (Paracheirodon simulans) is a species of freshwater fish of the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins, of the order Characiformes. It is native to the upper Orinoco and Negro Rivers in South America.