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Redtail Brycon

Brycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879

Status not recordedbony fish

The redtail brycon (Brycon rubricauda) is a species in the family Bryconidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the redtail brycon

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 redtail brycon live?

Not recorded

Is the redtail brycon 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 redtail brycon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyBryconidae
  6. genusBrycon
  7. SpeciesBrycon rubricauda Steindachner, 1879
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • brykon rudoocasýCzech
  • sabaletaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the redtail brycon

Other species in the same genus Brycon.

Nipon

Brycon falcatus

BryconidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the redtail brycon?

The redtail brycon (Brycon rubricauda) belongs to the family Bryconidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Redtail Brycon (Brycon rubricauda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/redtail-brycon

MLA

“Redtail Brycon (Brycon rubricauda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/redtail-brycon.

BibTeX
@misc{redtail_brycon_2026,
  title = {Redtail Brycon (Brycon rubricauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/redtail-brycon},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}