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Silvertip tetra

Hasemania nana (Lütken, 1875)

Status not recordedbony fish

The silvertip tetra (Hasemania nana) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the silvertip 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 silvertip tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the silvertip 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 silvertip tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusHasemania
  7. SpeciesHasemania nana (Lütken, 1875)

Synonyms Hasemania marginata, Hemigrammus nanus, Tetragonopterus nanus

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Silver-tipped tetraEnglish
  • tetra měděnáCzech
  • miedzik obrzeżonyPolish
  • PiabaPortuguese
  • Медная тетраRussian
  • LambariPortuguese
  • Lambari-de-ponta-prateadaPortuguese
  • Piabinha-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Tetra-cobrePortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the silvertip tetra

Other species in the same genus Hasemania.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the silvertip tetra?

The silvertip tetra (Hasemania nana) belongs to the family Acestrorhamphidae 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). Silvertip tetra (Hasemania nana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/silvertip-tetra

MLA

“Silvertip tetra (Hasemania nana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/silvertip-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{silvertip_tetra_2026,
  title = {Silvertip tetra (Hasemania nana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/silvertip-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}