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Scientific Name	**Phenacogrammus aurantiacus** (Pellegrin, 1930)
Common Name	Golden Congo Tetra
Type Locality	Sangha River, tributary of Congo River, Republic of the Congo.
Synonym(s)	Hemigrammopetersius aurantiacus, Hemigrammopetersius trilobatus, Phenacogrammus heterodontus
Etymology	Phenacogrammus: Greek, phenax, -akos = deceptive + Greek, gramma = letter, signal
Species Information
Size	100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo. African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Kouilou (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Gabon Waters, Ogowe (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 55 (no. 3), pp 206.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:52 (species record created: 2014 May 13 15:57)