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Scientific Name Hyphessobrycon loretoensis  Ladiges, 1938
Common Name Loretosalmler (Germany)
Type Locality Upper Amazon River, Loreto State Peru.
Pronunciation hi fess oh bry kon
Etymology Hyphessobrycon: hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite. 
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Size 24mm or 0.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Upper Río Amazonas, Peru.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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Suggested Tankmates As a shoaling fish, a group of five or more is definitely preferred.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 35 (no. 41), pp 645, Fig. 9.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 07:14 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 14:53)