Megalamphodus sweglesi

Megalamphodus sweglesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily: Megalamphodinae
Genus: Megalamphodus
Species:
M. sweglesi
Binomial name
Megalamphodus sweglesi
Géry, 1961
Synonyms
  • Hyphessobrycon sweglesi (Gery, 1961)

Megalamphodus sweglesi, commonly known as the red phantom tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is found in the Orinoco River drainage basin in South America.