Hyphessobrycon balbus
| Hyphessobrycon balbus | |
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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. balbus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon balbus (G. S. Myers, 1927)
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Hyphessobrycon balbus is a South American tetra species native to the headwaters of the Paraná River basin.
Etymology[edit]
Hyphessobrycon comes from the Greek word hyphesson, meaning “smaller” or “of lesser stature” and brycon, meaning “to bite”, together meaning “smaller” or “lesser bite”. Balbus is a Latin word meaning “ shuttering”, referring to its incomplete lateral line.[2]
Description[edit]
Hyphessobrycon balbus is silvery gold in color. It can reach lengths of five to six centimeters. It is similar to the Congo tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus) in shape and size.
References[edit]
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hyphessobrycon balbus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T186879A1819754. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186879A1819754.pt. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Hyphessobrycon balbus". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
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