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Hyphessobrycon heliacus Moreira, Landim & Costa, 2002

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the 5 tributaries of the rio Téles Pires, in the upper rio Tapajós basin. Type locality, riobeirão Macuco (= córrego Duas-bocas), tributary of the rio Teles Pires, rio Tapajós basin, 71.9 km north from Sinop, município de Cláudia, at BR-163 road in the direction to Santarém,, Estado de Mato Grosso.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Moreira, C.R., M.I. Landum and W.J.E.M. Costa, 2002
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Characidae (Characins; tetras) > Stethaprioninae
Etymology: Hyphessobrycon: Greek, hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335);  heliacus: From its bright golden color; an adjective..
  More on authors: Moreira, Landim & Costa.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 42626).   Tropical

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