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Cyaneyed tetra

Phenacogrammus aurantiacus (Pellegrin, 1930)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the cyaneyed 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 cyaneyed tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the cyaneyed 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 cyaneyed tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAlestidae
  6. genusPhenacogrammus
  7. SpeciesPhenacogrammus aurantiacus (Pellegrin, 1930)

Synonyms Hemigrammopetersius aurantiacus, Hemigrammopetersius trilobatus, Phenacogrammus heterodontus

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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cyaneyed 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 cyaneyed tetra?

The cyaneyed tetra (Phenacogrammus aurantiacus) 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). Cyaneyed tetra (Phenacogrammus aurantiacus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cyaneyed-tetra

MLA

“Cyaneyed tetra (Phenacogrammus aurantiacus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cyaneyed-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{cyaneyed_tetra_2026,
  title = {Cyaneyed tetra (Phenacogrammus aurantiacus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cyaneyed-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}