Hyphessobrycon balbus

Hyphessobrycon balbus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Genus:	Hyphessobrycon
Species:	H. balbus
Binomial name
	Hyphessobrycon balbus; (G. S. Myers, 1927)

Hyphessobrycon balbus is a South American tetra species native to the headwaters of the Paraná River basin.

Etymology[]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Description[]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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