Acestrorhamphidae

calypso tetra

Hyphessobrycon axelrodi

Two Point Two Centimeters Acestrorhamphid Fish of Central American Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Central America and the Caribbean
• Small
• Tropical fish

Hyphessobrycon axelrodi, the Calypso tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is found in Trinidad & Tobago. It was named in honor of pet-book publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927–2017), who collected the type specimen.