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firehead tetra

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A freshwater ray-finned fish, Hemigrammus bleheri, native to South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brilliant rummynose tetra, red-nose tetra, rummy nose, rummy-nose tetra

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Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅鼻剪刀魚 /红鼻剪刀鱼 (hóngbí jiǎndāo yú) — freshwater fish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紅鼻燈魚 /红鼻灯鱼 (hóngbí dēngyú) — freshwater fish
  • Danish: blehers rødnæse — freshwater fish
  • Finnish: punapäätetra — freshwater fish
  • German: Rotkopfsalmler — freshwater fish
  • Polish: zwinnik Blehera — freshwater fish
  • Russian: родосто́мус (rodostómus) — freshwater fish