neon tetra

noun

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

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Meanings

nounneon tetra (plural neon tetras)

plural neon tetras

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

    A swarm of thin neon tetra with red bellies and bright blue backs flash by.

    2021, Jenni Fagan, Luckenbooth, William Heinemann, page 270

Translations

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

neon tetra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neon%20tetra

MLA

“neon tetra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neon%20tetra. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neon tetra,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neon%20tetra.

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