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Hyphessobrycon niger García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Prada-Pedreros, 2010 |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras), subfamily: Hyphessobryconinae | |||
| Max. size: | 2.76 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: upper Orinoco River basin in Colombia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 20-21; Vertebrae: 32-33. Can be diagnosed by having the following characters: nine teeth in the dentary; five scales with pores on the lateral; 25-26 scales on lateral line, 3 scales between the lateral line and pelvic fins, 2 scales between the lateral line and the anal fin; and a dark lateral line that fuses with a conspicuous peduncular spot (Ref. 85795). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 November 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||