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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Hyphessobrycon: Greek, hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335); melanostichos: Derived from the Greek melano (black) and stichos (row), in reference to the black longitudinal stripe on the body..

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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South America: Rio Doze de Outubro of the upper rio Tapajós basin in Brazil.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57598)

Found close to the margin along semilentic stretches of a shallow river with clear water, sand and scattered small stones on the bottom, with moderately submersed and riparian vegetation (Ref. 57598).

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Carvalho, T.P. and V.A. Bertaco, 2006. Two new species of Hyphessobrycon (Teleostei: Characidae) from upper rio Tapajós basin on Chapada dos Parecis, central Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 4(3):301-308. (Ref. 57598)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 November 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Hyphessobrycon melanostichos Carvalho & Bertaco, 2006