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    Scientific NameHyphessobrycon agulha    Fowler, 1913
    Common Name
    Type LocalityMadeira River, about 200 miles east of 62°20'W, Brazil.
    Type Locality NotesFowler reported the type locality as "Madeira River, about 200 miles east of W. Long. 62°20', Brazil." But if you drop a pin on the middle Rio Madeira (near Ipixuna region), you'll see that the longitude is exactly 62°20' W. So how do you go 200 miles east of that and also be on the Madeira river? The only way is to move northeast along the Madeira to Nova Olinda do Norte. This does keep you on the Madeira and you are about 200 miles east of 62°20'W, but that is an awfully circular way to describe what could have been an easy place to characterize, especially given that the paratypes are collected in the vicinity of Porto Velho. For lack of additional information, the type locality is plotted as Rio Madeira near Nova Olinda do Norte (-3.802724, -59.048472).
    Synonym(s)
    Pronunciationhi fess oh bry kon
    EtymologyHyphessobrycon: hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite. 
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    Size42mm or 1.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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    Distribution
    Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    IUCN Red List Category
    Least Concern
    , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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    Suggested TankmatesAs a shoaling fish, a group of five or more is definitely preferred.
    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceProceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 65, pp 549, Fig. 15
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    Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Sun Oct 27, 2024 11:34 am)