Flame tetra

Aquarium Fish

The flame tetra, Hyphessobrycon flammeus, is a freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. Also called the red tetra or Rio tetra, it was introduced as an aquarium fish in 1920 and formally described in 1924 by American ichthyologist George S. Myers. It is common in the aquarium trade and bred in captivity, while its remaining wild population in Southeast Brazil is highly threatened.

Scientific name: Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Wild population: Highly threatened in Southeast Brazil

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Article: Flame tetra (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q969545
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