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Rainbowscale tetra

Phenacogrammus deheyni Poll, 1945

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the rainbowscale 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 rainbowscale tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the rainbowscale 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 rainbowscale tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAlestidae
  6. genusPhenacogrammus
  7. SpeciesPhenacogrammus deheyni Poll, 1945
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • afrotetra lisalskáCzech
  • Brauner KongosalmlerGerman
  • Pronssikongontetraroot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rainbowscale 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 rainbowscale tetra?

The rainbowscale tetra (Phenacogrammus deheyni) 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). Rainbowscale tetra (Phenacogrammus deheyni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rainbowscale-tetra

MLA

“Rainbowscale tetra (Phenacogrammus deheyni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rainbowscale-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{rainbowscale_tetra_2026,
  title = {Rainbowscale tetra (Phenacogrammus deheyni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rainbowscale-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}