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Hyphessobrycon boulengeri

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Hyphessobrycon boulengeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Hyphessobrycon
Species:
H. boulengeri
Binomial name
Hyphessobrycon boulengeri
(Eigenmann, 1907)

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

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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

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  1. ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hyphessobrycon boulengeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T186562A1814987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186562A1814987.pt. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
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