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Hyphessobrycon taguae García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2010

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, creek about two km from Puerto Leguizamo on road to La Tagua, Puerto Leguizamo, Putumayo, IUQ 2288 (holotype of Hyphessobrycon taguae, 2.35 cm SL, male). Known from Amaron and Tucunare creeks, and other small tributaries of the Río Putumayo in the Tagua-Puerto Leguizamo sector, and tributary of river Irinida upper Amazon River (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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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);  taguae: Named for La Tagua creek, near Puerto Leguizamo, Putumayo, its type locality..

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

Freshwater; pelagic.   Tropical

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