Redfin Ipau (Markiana nigripinnis)

General data
- Main name: Redfin Ipau
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: South America
Classification
- Genus: Markiana - Markiana
- Family: Characidae - Characins
- Order: Characiformes - Characins
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
The body colour is blue-green-metalic-silvery, on the base of the caudal fin is a black spot, a humeral spot is present, but not always visible. Along the horizontal scale rows are black zickzack lines. The most obvious feature is the very long anal fin which has a brillant orange colour. There are specimens with deep orange, black bordered anal fins and specimens with light orange analfins without a black border.