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Hyphessobrycon ericae Moreira & Lima, 2017

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Comments: Found in the lower rio Trombetas basin and the adjacent small rio Jamari basin at the northern bank of the Amazon River, the rio Curuá-Una basin at the southern bank of the Amazon basin, and westward to tributaries of the middle rio Madeira basin in Pará, Amazonas, and Rondônia states (Ref. 116179).
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Main Ref: Moreira, C.R. and F.C.T. Lima, 2017
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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);  ericae: Named for the ichthyologist Érica Pellegrini Caramaschi, in recognition to her extensive contributions to the knowledge on Neotropical freshwater fish ecology, for presenting the first specimens of this species to the authors, and for patiently awaiting for almost two decades for the description of this species..

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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