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Name
Scientific name
Hyphessobrycon brumado
Described by
Authority Zanata & Camelier, Year 2010
Family
Characidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 3 credited
Summary
Hyphessobrycon brumado is a small characid known only from the rio Brumado, part of the coastal rio de Contas drainage in Bahia state, east…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
32mm, 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
Brazil, Brumado, de Contas
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. bru…
Distribution
Known only from the rio Brumado, a tributary within the coastal rio de Contas drainage in Bahia state, eastern Brazil. The full type locality is 'Rio Brumado, …
Habitat
Collected from moderately-flowing streams at altitudes between 971-1048 m AMSL with substrates of rock and sand and riparian vegetation comprising grass, shrub…
Aquarium size
Not written yet
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
The stomach contents of wild specimens included filamentous algae, fragments of vascular plants, adults and larvae of Diptera (Chironomidae and Simuliidae), la…
Behaviour and compatibility
Not written yet
Sexual dimorphism
In some females the lateral stripe is less broad and rounded caudal blotch more conspicuous than in males, while some males possess a greater degree of dark pi…
Reproduction
Not written yet
Notes
This species superficially resembles the popular silver-tipped tetra, Hasemania nana, but can easily be told apart by presence (vs. absence) of an adipose-fin.…
References
References
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