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Tiete tetra

Brycon insignis Steindachner, 1877

Status not recordedbony fish

The tiete tetra (Brycon insignis) is a species in the family Bryconidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the tiete 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 tiete tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the tiete 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 tiete tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyBryconidae
  6. genusBrycon
  7. SpeciesBrycon insignis Steindachner, 1877

Synonyms Brycon acuminatus, Brycon piabanha, Catabasis acuminatus, Megalobrycon piabanha

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • brykon ostrýCzech
  • PiabanhaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tiete tetra

Other species in the same genus Brycon.

Nipon

Brycon falcatus

BryconidaeNo free photo yet

CompareTiete tetra vs Elegant BryconTiete tetra vs Salmon BryconTiete tetra vs Slender BryconTiete tetra vs Nipon

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the tiete tetra?

The tiete tetra (Brycon insignis) 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). Tiete tetra (Brycon insignis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiete-tetra

MLA

“Tiete tetra (Brycon insignis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiete-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{tiete_tetra_2026,
  title = {Tiete tetra (Brycon insignis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tiete-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}