Hyphessobrycon axelrodi

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| status = NT

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| taxon = Hyphessobrycon axelrodi

| authority = (Travassos, 1959)

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Hyphessobrycon axelrodi is a species of tetra in the family Characidae.

Named in honor of pet-book publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927–2017), who collected the type specimen.{{cite web | url = https://etyfish.org/stethaprioninae/ | title = Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras) | access-date= 27 February 2021 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}

Description

Hyphessobrycon axelrodi is a small, iridescent, silver fish with white-tipped dorsal, anal and pelvic fins. It also has a red tail. Females are duller, with faint gray-tipped fins and a dull pink tail.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

Distribution

Hyphessobrycon axelrodi is native to the island nation of Trinidad. It inhabits low elevations in fresh and brackish waters near swampy areas.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

References

http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/wiki/Hyphessobrycon_axelrodi
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http://www.aquariumglaser.de/en/fish-archives/hyphessobrycon_axelrodi_en/

Category:Hyphessobrycon

Category:Taxa named by Haroldo Pereira Travassos

Category:Fish described in 1959

Category:Fish of Trinidad and Tobago