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Name
Scientific name
Hyphessobrycon acaciae
Described by
Authority García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Prada-Pedreros, Year 2010
Family
Characidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Hyphessobrycon acaciae is a small tetra known only from streams in the middle and upper Río Guamal, part of the Río Meta system in Colombia…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
30mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Not recorded
Hardness
Not recorded
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Community-safe
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Colombia, Guamal, Meta, Orinoco
Writing
Etymology
Hyphessobrycon: from the Ancient Greek υπελάσσων (hyphesson), meaning 'of lesser stature', and used as a prefix in this case, plus the generic name Brycon. aca…
Distribution
Known only from streams and minor affluents within the middle-and-upper Río Guamal in Meta Department, Colombia. The Guamal is a tributary drainage within the …
Habitat
Not written yet
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Not written yet
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
Not written yet
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
H. acaciae can be told apart from all other Hyphessobrycon species inhabiting the Río Orinoco basin except H. diancistrus, H. metae, H. paucilepis, H. taguae a…
References
References
1 on this profile