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Rice tetra

Phenacogrammus flexus Stiassny, Alter, Iyaba & Liyandja, 2021

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the rice 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 rice tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the rice 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 rice tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAlestidae
  6. genusPhenacogrammus
  7. SpeciesPhenacogrammus flexus Stiassny, Alter, Iyaba & Liyandja, 2021

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rice 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 rice tetra?

The rice tetra (Phenacogrammus flexus) 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). Rice tetra (Phenacogrammus flexus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rice-tetra

MLA

“Rice tetra (Phenacogrammus flexus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rice-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{rice_tetra_2026,
  title = {Rice tetra (Phenacogrammus flexus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rice-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}