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Blackline tetra

Hyphessobrycon scholzei Ahl, 1937

Status not recordedbony fish

The blackline tetra (Hyphessobrycon scholzei) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the blackline 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 blackline tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the blackline 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 blackline tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusHyphessobrycon
  7. SpeciesHyphessobrycon scholzei Ahl, 1937
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • tetra černopruháCzech
  • SortbåndstetraDanish
  • SchwarzbandsalmlerGerman
  • Tetra-riscadoPortuguese
  • Тетра ШольцаRussian
  • tetra FernandezovaCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blackline tetra

Other species in the same genus Hyphessobrycon.

Black neon

Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Lemon tetra

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Red tetra

Hyphessobrycon flammeus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Ember tetra

Hyphessobrycon amandae

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Colombian tetra

Hyphessobrycon columbianus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Yellow tetra

Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

CompareBlackline tetra vs Black neonBlackline tetra vs Lemon tetraBlackline tetra vs Red tetraBlackline tetra vs Ember tetra

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blackline tetra?

The blackline tetra (Hyphessobrycon scholzei) belongs to the family Acestrorhamphidae in the order Characiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blackline tetra (Hyphessobrycon scholzei). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackline-tetra

MLA

“Blackline tetra (Hyphessobrycon scholzei).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackline-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{blackline_tetra_2026,
  title = {Blackline tetra (Hyphessobrycon scholzei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackline-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}