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Hyphessobrycon oritoensis García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2008

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Colombia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Orito, Putumayo, Quebrada La Palma, finca La Palma, Vereda Calimonte, IUQ 1574 (holotype of Hyphessobrycon oritoensis, 2.463 cm SL). Known only from the Orito River, Putumayo drainage in Amazonía (Ref. 76880). Also Ref. 84248.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: García-Alzate, C.A., C. Román-Valencia and D.C. Taphorn, 2008
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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);  oritoensis: Named for the colleciton site, Orito River of the Putumayo drainage in Amazonía, Colombia..

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.0 - ?.   Tropical

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