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yellow tetra

Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus

Classification

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. Etymology and description Hyphessobrycon translates from Greek to "small" or "lesser bite"; bifasciatus translates from Latin to "two bars" or "bands".

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 196