| Characidae (Characins; tetras), subfamily: Stethaprioninae |
| 3.13 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| South America: known only from the type locality in the Tuy River drainage of northern Venezuela. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 24-25; Vertebrae: 32-32. Distinguished from other species of the genus in having the following characters: inner premaxilla row with 4 teeth; lateral line with 7 pored scales, except in Hyphessobrycon compressus with 7-9; dentary with 6 teeth; maxilla with 2 foramina; mouth subterminal; long bony laminar prolongation on postcleithrum 3 that is 3/4 of the length of that bone; and a continuous dark lateral band from posterior edge of opercle through central caudal-fin rays, except in Hyphessobrycon sovichthys (Ref. 79635).
Description: D ii,9; A iii,21-22; P ii,10-11; V ii,7 (Ref. 79635). |
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Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 12 May 2017 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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