| Hyphessobrycon agulha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. agulha |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon agulha | |
Hyphessobrycon agulha, red-tailed flag tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. [2] This fish is found in the basin of the Madeira River in Brazil along with parts of Peru and Bolivia, and it reaches a maximum length of 4.3 centimetres (1.7 in). [3] Though it is mainly found in the wild, it is occasionally kept by fishkeepers [4] and is sometimes confused with the neon tetra. [5] The fish is primarily an insectivore, though it does eat vegetable matter. [6] It is considered to form a group with other species in Hyphessobrycon as they share a dark stripe running lengthwise. [7]
While its name comes from the native name for this species along the Madeira River in Brazil, [8] the fish also occurs in Colombia and Peru.
