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Blood tetra

Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus Burgess, 1993

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the blood 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 blood tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the blood 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 blood tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusHyphessobrycon
  7. SpeciesHyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus Burgess, 1993
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • tetra ohňoznakáCzech
  • Rotrücken-KirschflecksalmlerGerman
  • PiabaPortuguese
  • TetraPortuguese
  • Tetra-de-dorso-vermelhoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blood 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

CompareBlood tetra vs Black neonBlood tetra vs Lemon tetraBlood tetra vs Red tetraBlood tetra vs Ember tetra

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blood tetra?

The blood tetra (Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus) 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). Blood tetra (Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blood-tetra

MLA

“Blood tetra (Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blood-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{blood_tetra_2026,
  title = {Blood tetra (Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blood-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}