Hyphessobrycon balbus

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| image =Hyphessobrycon_balbus_(CIUnB_05).png

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn|author=Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) |author-link=Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation |year= 2022 |title= Hyphessobrycon balbus |page= e.T186879A1819754 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186879A1819754.pt |access-date=26 December 2023|lang=pt}}

| taxon = Hyphessobrycon balbus

| authority = (G. S. Myers, 1927)

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Hyphessobrycon balbus is a South American tetra species native to the headwaters of the Paraná River basin.

Etymology

Hyphessobrycon comes from the Greek word hyphesson, meaning “smaller” or “of lesser stature” and brycon, meaning “to bite”, together meaning “smaller” or “lesser bite”. Balbus is a Latin word meaning “ shuttering”, referring to its incomplete lateral line.{{Cite web |title=Hyphessobrycon balbus |url=https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/50985 |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=fishbase.mnhn.fr}}

Description

Hyphessobrycon balbus is silvery gold in color. It can reach lengths of five to six centimeters. It is similar to the Congo tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus) in shape and size.

References

Category:Hyphessobrycon

Category:Freshwater fish of South America

Category:Taxa named by George S. Myers

Category:Fish described in 1927