Hyphessobrycon flammeus

The flame tetra, also known as the red tetra or Rio tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish was first introduced as aquarium fish in 1920 by C. Bruening, Hamburg, Germany, and formally described in 1924 by Dr. George S. Myers. Today large numbers are bred in captivity and it is common in the aquarium trade, but the remaining wild population in Southeast Brazil is highly threatened.

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