Hyphessobrycon boulengeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. boulengeri
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| Hyphessobrycon boulengeri (Eigenmann, 1907)
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Hyphessobrycon boulengeri is a species of tetra belonging to the family charicidae. It is native to South America. It inhabits the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[citation needed] The fish was named in honor of ichthyologist-herpetologist George A. Boulenger (1858-1937), of the British Museum of Natural History.[2]
Description
H. boulengeri is a buff colored fish resembling other Hyphessobrycon species such as the black phantom tetra with a black patch behind the head. Its head itself is dotted brown. H. boulengeri also has yellow fin rays.
References
- ↑ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hyphessobrycon boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in português). 2022: e.T186562A1814987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186562A1814987.pt. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE (h-t)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hyphessobrycon boulengeri.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hyphessobrycon boulengeri". FishBase. April 2018 version.