Hyphessobrycon coelestinus
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Hyphessobrycon coelestinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
Species: | H. coelestinus
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Binomial name | |
Hyphessobrycon coelestinus Myers, 1929
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Hyphessobrycon coelestinus is a species of South American tetra, belonging to the family Characidae.
Description[]
Hyphessobrycon coelestinus is quite similar to Hyphessobrycon columbianus in shape and coloration. Differences include a red head and red band above the midlateral line starting at the gills and ending at the dorsal fin.
Distribution[]
Hyphessobrycon coelestinus is known to inhabit the Upper Paraná River Basin in Brazil. This fish is benthopelagic, meaning that it resides away from the surface of the water.
References[]
- https://www.fishbase.in/summary/51020
- https://www.gbif.org/species/125976604
- https://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Hyphessobrycon+coelestinus&b=FB51020
Categories:
- Fish of South America
- Tetras
- Characidae
- Characiformes stubs