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Brucutu tetra

Astyanax brucutu Zanata, Lima, Di Dario & Gerhard, 2017

Status not recordedbony fish

The brucutu tetra (Astyanax brucutu) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the brucutu 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 brucutu tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the brucutu 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 brucutu tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusAstyanax
  7. SpeciesAstyanax brucutu Zanata, Lima, Di Dario & Gerhard, 2017
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Lambari-da-chapadaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brucutu tetra

Other species in the same genus Astyanax.

Cave tetra

Astyanax mexicanus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Cave tetra

Astyanax jordani

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Banded tetra

Astyanax aeneus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the brucutu tetra?

The brucutu tetra (Astyanax brucutu) 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). Brucutu tetra (Astyanax brucutu). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brucutu-tetra

MLA

“Brucutu tetra (Astyanax brucutu).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brucutu-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{brucutu_tetra_2026,
  title = {Brucutu tetra (Astyanax brucutu)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brucutu-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}