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Hyphessobrycon acaciae García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Prada-Pedreros 2010

Diagnostic Description

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Can be diagnosed by having the following characters: no bony hooks on fins of mature males; 14 teeth on the dentary; and anal fin with 4 simple rays (Ref. 85795).
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Morphology

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analsoft rays: 23 - 24; Vertebrae: 32 - 33
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Hyphessobrycon acaciae

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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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Figura 42. Paratipo de Hyphessobrycon acaciae, IUQ 2492, 21.5 mm LE..." researchgate.net. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  3. ^ "Hyphessobrycon acaciae". fishbase.org. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Hyphessobrycon acaciae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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Hyphessobrycon acaciae: Brief Summary

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Hyphessobrycon acaciae is a species of South American tetra fish, belonging to the family Characidae.

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