Editing Hyphessobrycon (section)

==Relationship to humans==
[[File:Roter von Rio - Hyphessobrycon flammeus.jpg|thumb|The [[flame tetra]] (''H. flammeus'') is bred in large numbers in captivity and common in the aquarium trade, but rare in the wild.<ref name=Carvalho2014/><ref name=SeriouslyFish/>]]

Most of the species in the genus have not been rated by the [[IUCN Red List]] as [[Threatened species|Threatened]], but many species have small [[Range (biology)|distributions]] and at least three, ''[[Hyphessobrycon flammeus|H. flammeus]]'',<ref name=Carvalho2014/> ''H. coelestinus'' and ''H. duragenys'' are classified as [[Endangered species|endangered]].<ref>{{cite web|website=[[ICMBio]] (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil)|url=http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/images/stories/biodiversidade/fauna-brasileira/avaliacao-do-risco/PORTARIA_N%C2%BA_445_DE_17_DE_DEZEMBRO_DE_2014.pdf |series=Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503160333/https://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/images/stories/biodiversidade/fauna-brasileira/avaliacao-do-risco/PORTARIA_N%C2%BA_445_DE_17_DE_DEZEMBRO_DE_2014.pdf |archive-date=2022-05-03 |title=Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais|access-date= 1 December 2018}}</ref> One, ''H. taurocephalus'', is categorised as [[possibly extinct]].<ref name=Carvalho2014/><ref>{{cite iucn|author=Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio)|author-link=Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation|year= 2022|title= ''Hyphessobrycon taurocephalus''|page= e.T187279A1825804|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T187279A1825804.pt|lang=pt}}</ref> This species only occurs in a few rivers and streams in [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]] and [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]] states of Brazil.

Many ''Hyphessobrycon'' species are popular [[aquarium]] fish, and some, including ''H. flammeus'', are bred in large numbers in captivity.<ref name=SeriouslyFish>{{cite web |url=http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/hyphessobrycon-flammeus/ |title=''Hyphessobrycon flammeus'' Myers, 1924 Flame Tetra|website= Seriously Fish|access-date= 21 March 2017}}</ref><ref name=Korotev2017>{{cite web|author=Korotev, K. |year=2017|url=http://www.aquainfo.org/articles/item/breeding-hyphessobrycon-flammeus |title=Breeding ''Hyphessobrycon flammeus''|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918021348/http://www.aquainfo.org/articles/item/breeding-hyphessobrycon-flammeus |archive-date=2017-09-18 |website=AquaInfo|access-date= 21 March 2017}}</ref>