Hyphessobrycon boulengeri

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.

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)

The fish was named in honor of ichthyologist-herpetologist George A. Boulenger (1858-1937), of the British Museum of Natural History.[1]


Description

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. Boulengeri also has yellow fin rays.

References

  1. 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. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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