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Cameroon tetra

Phenacogrammus stigmatura (Fowler, 1936)

Status not recordedbony fish

The cameroon tetra (Phenacogrammus stigmatura) is a species in the family Alestidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the cameroon 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 cameroon tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the cameroon 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 cameroon tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAlestidae
  6. genusPhenacogrammus
  7. SpeciesPhenacogrammus stigmatura (Fowler, 1936)

Synonyms Alestopetersius stigmatura, Micralestes stigmatura

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • afrotetra znamenanáCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cameroon tetra

Other species in the same genus Phenacogrammus.

Congo tetra

Phenacogrammus interruptus

AlestidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the cameroon tetra?

The cameroon tetra (Phenacogrammus stigmatura) belongs to the family Alestidae 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). Cameroon tetra (Phenacogrammus stigmatura). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cameroon-tetra

MLA

“Cameroon tetra (Phenacogrammus stigmatura).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cameroon-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{cameroon_tetra_2026,
  title = {Cameroon tetra (Phenacogrammus stigmatura)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cameroon-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}