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neon tetra

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Paracheirodon innesi (syn. Hyphessobrycon innesi), a small, tropical American fish, popular as an aquarium fish.

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  • Bulgarian: обикновен неон — Hyphessobrycon innesi
  • Bulgarian: неонова тетра (neonova tetra) — Hyphessobrycon innesi
  • Dutch: neontetra — Hyphessobrycon innesi
  • Finnish: neontetra — Hyphessobrycon innesi
  • Persian: تترای نئون — Hyphessobrycon innesi
  • Russian: голубо́й нео́н (golubój neón) — Hyphessobrycon innesi
  • Russian: обыкнове́нный нео́н (obyknovénnyj neón) — Hyphessobrycon innesi
  • Russian: нео́н-те́тра (neón-tɛ́tra) — Hyphessobrycon innesi