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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Hyphessobrycon: Greek, hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Natasha Khardina (d: 1979) is an Uzbek photographer who with Bleher (q.v.) collected the holotype. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Issue
In the group callistus following Hoedeman (1954) and Géry (1961, 1978); in the "rosy-tetra" clade following Weitzman and Palmer (1997) (Ref. 75699).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: Brazil.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75699)

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A medium-size species in Hyphessobrycon. Body height: 34-38% SL. Head length: 22-25% SL. A black elongated triangular blotch just behind gill slit less long than the pectoral fin. Top of dorsal fin black with red tip. Adipose fin red. Body translucid.

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Zarske, A., 2008. Hyphessobrycon khardianae sp. N.- ein Blutsalmler aus Brasilien (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Vertebrate Zoology 58(1):5-13. (Ref. 75699)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 November 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Hyphessobrycon khardinae Zarske, 2008