Acestrorhamphidae

Hyphessobrycon chocoensis

Hyphessobrycon chocoensis

Thin dark line on orange body

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Pacific Ocean
• South America
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Hyphessobrycon chocoensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is pale orange in colouration. It has a very thin and dark midline beginning at the base of the caudal fin and fading back to pale orange before it reaches the gills.