Hyphessobrycon acaciae
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Hyphessobrycon acaciae
| authority = García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Prada-Pedreros, 2010
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Hyphessobrycon acaciae is a species of South American tetra fish, belonging to the family Characidae.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.
Description
Hyphessobrycon acaciae has an overall butter-like color, with small brown areas. These fish can grow up to around {{convert|3|cm}}. It can be distinguished from other species in the region by a dark lateral band. Other than color, this species is similar to the Buenos Aires tetra.
A paratype specimen is held by the Ichthyology Laboratory of the University of Quindío.
Range
Hyphessobrycon acaciae lives in the South American upper Orinoco River basin in the country of Colombia.
This species reaches a length of {{cvt|2.9|cm|in}}.
{{FishBase |genus= Hyphessobrycon|species= acaciae| month = February | year = 2015}}
References
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| url = https://www.researchgate.net/figure/320474545_fig33_Figura-42-Paratipo-de-Hyphessobrycon-acaciae-IUQ-2492-215-mm-LE-escala-1-cm
| website = researchgate.net
| title = Figura 42. Paratipo de Hyphessobrycon acaciae, IUQ 2492, 21.5 mm LE...
| accessdate = 2017-11-22
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Category:Taxa named by Carlos A. García-Alzate
Category:Taxa named by Cesar Román-Valencia
Category:Taxa named by Saul Prada-Pedreros
Category:Fish described in 2010
Category:Freshwater fish of Colombia
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