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Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Hyphessobrycon: Greek, hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: upper Orinoco River basin in Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 85795)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 20 - 21; Vertebrae: 32. Distinguished from all its congeners from the Orinoco basin by the following combination of characters: no bony hooks on fins of males; snout length 9.9-15.2% of HL; 4-6 teeth in the maxilla; and 17 teeth in the dentary (Ref. 85795).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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. (Ref. 85795)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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