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Name
Scientific name
Hyphessobrycon auca
Described by
Authority Almirón, Casciotta, Bechara & Ruíz Díaz, Year 2004
Family
Characidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 3 credited
Summary
Hyphessobrycon auca is a small characid known only from two ponds in the Esteros del Iberá wetlands of Corrientes province, northern Argent…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
55mm, 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
Argentina, Paraná
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. auc…
Distribution
Known only from two ponds within the Esteros del Iberá wetlands in Corrientes province, northern Argentina. Type locality is 'pond in San Juán Poriahú farm (27…
Habitat
The Esteros del Iberá form the second largest wetlands in the world after the Pantanal in Brazil and are home to an enormous number of plant and animal species…
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. auca appears very similar to Psalidodon anisitsi but can be told apart by possessing a single maxillary tooth always with 5 cusps (vs. 3-5 cusps in P. anisi…
References
References
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