Biology:Hyphessobrycon acaciae
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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. acaciae
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| Hyphessobrycon acaciae García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Prada-Pedreros, 2010
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Hyphessobrycon acaciae is a species of South American tetra fish, belonging to the family Characidae.[1]
Description
Hyphessobrycon acaciae has an overall butter-like color, with small brown areas. These fish can grow up to around 3 centimetres (1.2 in). It can be distinguished from other species in the region by a dark lateral band. Other than color, this species is similar to the Buenos Aires tetra.
A paratype specimen is held by the Ichthyology Laboratory of the University of Quindío.[2]
Range
Hyphessobrycon acaciae lives in the South American upper Orinoco River basin in the country of Colombia.[3] This species reaches a length of 2.9 cm (1.1 in). [4]
References
- ↑ García-Alzate, C.A., C. Román-Valencia and S. Prada-Pedreros, 2010. Tres nuevas especies de Hyphessobrycon grupo heterorhabdus (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae), y clave para especies de la cuenca del río Orinoco. Three new species of Hyphessobrycon group heterorhabdus (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae) and key to species from the Orinoco river basin. Caldasia 32(2):443-461.
- ↑ "Figura 42. Paratipo de Hyphessobrycon acaciae, IUQ 2492, 21.5 mm LE...". https://www.researchgate.net/figure/320474545_fig33_Figura-42-Paratipo-de-Hyphessobrycon-acaciae-IUQ-2492-215-mm-LE-escala-1-cm. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ↑ "Hyphessobrycon acaciae". http://www.fishbase.org/summary/65843. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Hyphessobrycon acaciae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q5718016 entry
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