Yellow tetra

Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus

Four Point Seven Centimeters Acestrorhamphid Fish from the Brazilian Coast

Yellow
Tropical
Coastal
Upper river
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus, the yellow tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is found in eastern Brazil.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Genus: Hyphessobrycon
Maximum length: 4.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Coastal river drainages from Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and upper Paraná River basin.

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