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Bandtail tetra

Moenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858)

Status not recordedbony fish

The bandtail tetra (Moenkhausia dichroura) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the bandtail tetra

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bandtail tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the bandtail tetra endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the bandtail tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusMoenkhausia
  7. SpeciesMoenkhausia dichroura (Kner, 1858)

Synonyms Ctenobrycon dichrourus, Moenkhausia dichrourus, Tetragonopterus dichrourus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • tetra barevnáCzech
  • Schwanzfleck-MoenkhausiaGerman
  • Sardinita tijerasSpanish
  • PikihGuarani
  • PiquiraPortuguese
  • Пестрохвостая мюнхаузияRussian
  • PikiSpanish
  • Piaba-BotaFogoPortuguese
  • Tetra-guaraniPortuguese
  • Пестрохвостая моенкаузияRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the bandtail tetra

Other species in the same genus Moenkhausia.

Red eye tetra

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Diamond tetra

Moenkhausia pittieri

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Glass tetra

Moenkhausia oligolepis

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Colletti tetra

Moenkhausia collettii

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the bandtail tetra?

The bandtail tetra (Moenkhausia dichroura) belongs to the family Acestrorhamphidae in the order Characiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bandtail tetra (Moenkhausia dichroura). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandtail-tetra

MLA

“Bandtail tetra (Moenkhausia dichroura).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandtail-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{bandtail_tetra_2026,
  title = {Bandtail tetra (Moenkhausia dichroura)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bandtail-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}