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Scientific Name	**Hyphessobrycon megalopterus** (Eigenmann, 1915)
Common Names	Black Phantom Tetra Schwarzer Phantomsalmler (Germany)
Type Locality	Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Pronunciation	hi fess oh bry kon
Etymology	Hyphessobrycon: hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite.
Species Information
Size	36mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Upper Paraguay and Guaporé River basins. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
Husbandry Information
Suggested Tankmates	As a shoaling fish, a group of five or more is definitely preferred.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (no. 1), pp50, Fig. 14; Pl. 7.
Registered Keepers	There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data.
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Last Update	2020 Sep 20 01:58 (species record created: 2013 Mar 16 17:16)