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Tetra

Knodus breviceps (Eigenmann, 1908)

Status not recordedbony fish

The tetra (Knodus breviceps) is a species in the family Stevardiidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the 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 tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyStevardiidae
  6. genusKnodus
  7. SpeciesKnodus breviceps (Eigenmann, 1908)

Synonyms Bryconamericus breviceps

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • knodus krátkohlavýCzech
  • Малый кнодусRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tetra

Other species in the same genus Knodus.

Blue tetra

Knodus borki

StevardiidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tetra?

The tetra (Knodus breviceps) belongs to the family Stevardiidae 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). Tetra (Knodus breviceps). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/knodus-breviceps

MLA

“Tetra (Knodus breviceps).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/knodus-breviceps.

BibTeX
@misc{knodus_breviceps_2026,
  title = {Tetra (Knodus breviceps)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/knodus-breviceps},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}