| Colombian tetra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. columbianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon columbianus | |
Hyphessobrycon columbianus (Colombian tetra or blue-red Colombian tetra) is a species of Tropical freshwater fish of the characin family. The Colombian tetra is native to the Acandi River near Acandí) in northwestern Colombia. The Colombian tetra's habitat tends to be slow-flowing creeks and tributaries.
Only recently introduced to the aquarium trade, it is one of the more expensive tetras. They will generally get on with most other aquarium fish and will shoal with other types of tetra. However, they have been observed to harass smaller fish on occasions.
- ^ Villa-Navarro, F. (2016). "Hyphessobrycon columbianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61662569A61662572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T61662569A61662572.en. Retrieved 26 December 2023.