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White Ornate Tetras Hyphessobrycon bentosi

Description

Hyphessobrycon bentosi DURBIN, 1908

 

Etymology

Hyphessobrycon: from the Ancient Greek υπελάσσων (hyphesson), meaning ‘of lesser stature’, and used as a prefix in this case, plus the generic name Brycon.

bentosi: named to honour Colonel Bentos, who was a volunteer on the Thayer Expedition during which the type specimens were collected.

Distribution

Type locality is ‘Amazon River at Obidos, Pará, Brazil’, which corresponds to the municipality of Óbidos in the lower Amazon basin, located on the river’s main channel between the mouths of the rios Trombetas and Tapajós.

Max Length 40 – 45 mm.

Water Conditions

Temperature: 20 – 28 °C

pH: 5.0 – 7.5

Hardness: 18 – 215 ppm

Reference: https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/hyphessobrycon-bentosi/

White Ornate Tetras Hyphessobrycon bentosi

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    Description

    Hyphessobrycon bentosi DURBIN, 1908

     

    Etymology

    Hyphessobrycon: from the Ancient Greek υπελάσσων (hyphesson), meaning ‘of lesser stature’, and used as a prefix in this case, plus the generic name Brycon.

    bentosi: named to honour Colonel Bentos, who was a volunteer on the Thayer Expedition during which the type specimens were collected.

    Distribution

    Type locality is ‘Amazon River at Obidos, Pará, Brazil’, which corresponds to the municipality of Óbidos in the lower Amazon basin, located on the river’s main channel between the mouths of the rios Trombetas and Tapajós.

    Max Length 40 – 45 mm.

    Water Conditions

    Temperature: 20 – 28 °C

    pH: 5.0 – 7.5

    Hardness: 18 – 215 ppm

    Reference: https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/hyphessobrycon-bentosi/

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