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Minor tetra

Hyphessobrycon minor Durbin, 1909

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the minor 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 minor tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the minor 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 minor tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusHyphessobrycon
  7. SpeciesHyphessobrycon minor Durbin, 1909
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • MinorsalmlerGerman
  • МинорRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the minor 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

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the minor tetra?

The minor tetra (Hyphessobrycon minor) 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). Minor tetra (Hyphessobrycon minor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/minor-tetra

MLA

“Minor tetra (Hyphessobrycon minor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/minor-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{minor_tetra_2026,
  title = {Minor tetra (Hyphessobrycon minor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/minor-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}