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Acestrorhamphidae
Hyphessobrycon heliacus
Hyphessobrycon heliacus
Elongated dorsal and ventral fins
Hyphessobrycon heliacus is a freshwater fish of South America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 2.8 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Genus
- Hyphessobrycon
- Maximum length
- 2.8 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- South America: Teles Pires River in the upper Tapajós basin, Brazil.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

