Minor tetra
| Minor tetra | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon minor Durbin, 1909 | |
The minor tetra (Hyphessobrycon minor) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[2] This fish is from the Essequibo River in Guyana in South America, closely resembling its relative, the serpae tetra, from the Amazon and Paraguay.[3] These two very similar species are separated geographically, so they would not interbreed.
References
- ↑ Taphorn, D.C.; DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Collazos, E.E.; et al. (2021). "Hyphessobrycon minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176092299A176092327. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176092299A176092327.en. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hyphessobrycon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ↑ Tropical Fish Hobbyist. T.F.H. Publications. 1997. p. 143.
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