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Etymology: Hyphessobrycon: Greek, hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335); heliacus: From its bright golden color; an adjective.
More on authors: Moreira, Landim & Costa.

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

; acqua dolce pelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 2 m (Ref. 42626). Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

South America: Teles Pires River in the upper Tapajós basin, Brazil.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 42626)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Body golden in life; transverse chevron-shaped bars along the horizontal midline of the body. Dorsal and pelvic fins elongated and filamentous in mature males. Thick anal fin rays and absence of anal fin lobe in mature males. A large caudal spot, covering at least half of the caudal peduncle and its base (Ref. 42626).

Collected only in lentic marginal portions of the stream, on muddy bottom with plenty of submersed vegetation (Ref. 42626).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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Moreira, C.R., M.I. Landum and W.J.E.M. Costa, 2002. Hyphessobrycon heliacus a new characid fish (Ostariophysi: Chariciformes) from the Upper Rio Tapajós Basin, Central Brazil. Copeia 2002(2):428-432. (Ref. 42626)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

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Hyphessobrycon heliacus Moreira, Landim & Costa, 2002