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Scientific Name | Hyphessobrycon agulha Fowler, 1913 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Madeira River, about 200 miles east of 62°20'W, Brazil. |
Type Locality Notes | Fowler 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). |
Pronunciation | hi fess oh bry kon |
Etymology | Hyphessobrycon: hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite. |
Species Information | |
Size | 42mm or 1.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Madeira River basin. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira (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 | Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 65, pp 549, Fig. 15 |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2020 Nov 23 02:32 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 14:15) |