Hyphessobrycon boulengeri
Hyphessobrycon boulengeri is a species of tetra belonging to the family charicidae. It is native to South America. It inhabits the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. boulengeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon boulengeri (Eigenmann, 1907) | |
The fish was named in honor of ichthyologist-herpetologist George A. Boulenger (1858-1937), of the British Museum of Natural History.[1]
Description
H. boulengeri is a buff colored fish resembling other hyphessobrycon species such as the black phantom tetra with a black patch behind the head. Its head itself is dotted brown. Boulengeri also has yellow fin rays.
References
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CHARACIFORMES: Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily STETHAPRIONINAE (h-t)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
External links
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). Hyphessobrycon boulengeri in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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