All Fishes ⇒ Acestrorhamphidae ⇒ Hyphessobryconinae ⇒ The genus Hyphessobrycon

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Pronounced hi fess oh bry kon
Etymology Hyphessobrycon: hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite.
Tankmates As a shoaling fish, a group of five or more is definitely preferred.
Size Smallest 18mm, largest 70mm, average 34mm, most commonly 31mm. All SL.
Species There are 47 "species" in the database
Keepers 8 species (17%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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1.
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodiHyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
(29.41%)
2.
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnisHyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
(29.41%)
3.
Hyphessobrycon amandaeHyphessobrycon amandae
(11.76%)
4. Hyphessobrycon loretoensis (5.88%)
5. Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis (5.88%)
6.
Hyphessobrycon vilmaeHyphessobrycon vilmae
(5.88%)
7.
Hyphessobrycon takaseiHyphessobrycon takasei
(5.88%)
8.
Hyphessobrycon columbianusHyphessobrycon columbianus
(5.88%)
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