The fish was named in honor of Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922-2018), a Brazilian agricultural engineer, geneticist, entomologist, and director of INPA the acronym for Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, whose field station in Núcleo Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil, is near the area where the type was found.[3]
EcologyEdit
Inpaichthys kerri was discovered in sunny and moving waters of the forested Queimada river system, a tributary of the Aripuanã River. In its natural habitat it lives in very soft and slightly acidic waters with a pH between 6.0 and 6.8.[2]I. kerri is a very active and bold species and has been found schooling with another undescribed species (similar to Hyphessobrycon cachimbensis), and is generally less abundant than the latter, in the ratio 1/200 or less, although it can be quite abundant in some spots.[2] It feeds mainly on insects that fell on the water surface.[2]
In captivityEdit
It is kept as an aquarium fish where it is sold under the additional common names blue emperor tetra, purple emperor tetra, black emperor tetra, or regal tetra[4] (not to be confused with Nematobrycon palmeri with similar appearance and common names). I. kerri requires similar-sized schooling fish that are not overly aggressive, as this species is prone to diseases when stressed in captivity.[5]
ReferencesEdit
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Inpaichthys kerri" in FishBase. October 2011 version.
^Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Inpaichthys kerri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T136898065A136898069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T136898065A136898069.en. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
^ abcdeGéry & Junk (1977). "Inpaichthys kerri n. g. n. sp., um novo peixe caracídeo do alto rio Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brasil". Acta Amazônica. 7 (3): 417–422. doi:10.1590/1809-43921977073417. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE (h-t)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^"Purple Emperor Tetra". Aquarium FishSale. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^"Blue emperor tetra". Tropical Fish Café. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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royal, tetra, royal, tetra, inpaichthys, kerri, species, characin, endemic, brazil, where, found, tributaries, aripuanã, river, sole, member, genus, maleconservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylu. The royal tetra Inpaichthys kerri is a species of characin endemic to Brazil where it is found in tributaries of the Aripuana River It is the sole member of its genus 2 Royal tetraMaleConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder CharaciformesFamily CharacidaeSubfamily AphyocharacinaeGenus InpaichthysGery amp Junk 1977Species I kerriBinomial nameInpaichthys kerriGery amp Junk 1977 2 The fish was named in honor of Warwick Estevam Kerr 1922 2018 a Brazilian agricultural engineer geneticist entomologist and director of INPA the acronym for Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia whose field station in Nucleo Aripuana Mato Grosso Brazil is near the area where the type was found 3 Ecology EditInpaichthys kerri was discovered in sunny and moving waters of the forested Queimada river system a tributary of the Aripuana River In its natural habitat it lives in very soft and slightly acidic waters with a pH between 6 0 and 6 8 2 I kerri is a very active and bold species and has been found schooling with another undescribed species similar to Hyphessobrycon cachimbensis and is generally less abundant than the latter in the ratio 1 200 or less although it can be quite abundant in some spots 2 It feeds mainly on insects that fell on the water surface 2 In captivity EditIt is kept as an aquarium fish where it is sold under the additional common names blue emperor tetra purple emperor tetra black emperor tetra or regal tetra 4 not to be confused with Nematobrycon palmeri with similar appearance and common names I kerri requires similar sized schooling fish that are not overly aggressive as this species is prone to diseases when stressed in captivity 5 References EditFroese Rainer Pauly Daniel eds 2011 Inpaichthys kerri in FishBase October 2011 version Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservacao da Biodiversidade ICMBio 2022 Inpaichthys kerri IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022 e T136898065A136898069 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2022 2 RLTS T136898065A136898069 en Retrieved 4 August 2022 a b c d e Gery amp Junk 1977 Inpaichthys kerri n g n sp um novo peixe caracideo do alto rio Aripuana Mato Grosso Brasil Acta Amazonica 7 3 417 422 doi 10 1590 1809 43921977073417 Retrieved 15 January 2023 Christopher Scharpf amp Kenneth J Lazara 22 September 2018 Order CHARACIFORMES Family CHARACIDAE Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE h t The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J Lazara Retrieved 29 September 2021 Purple Emperor Tetra Aquarium FishSale Retrieved 15 January 2023 Blue emperor tetra Tropical Fish Cafe Retrieved 15 January 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal tetra amp oldid 1170018100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
