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Etymology: Hyphessobrycon: Greek, hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335); loweae: Named for Rosemary Lowe McConnell who collected the first specimens during the RS/RGS Expedition to Mato Grosso in 1968..
More on authors: Costa & Géry.
Issue
See Weitzman & Palmer (1997a: 236) for taxonomical remarks.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 1 - 2 m (Ref. 72430). Tropical; 25°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614)
South America: Upper Xingu River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 38376)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 20; Anal soft rays: 22 - 23; Vertebrae: 34 - 35. This species is differentiated from its congeners in having the following characters: elongated dorsal fins in males; caudal spot diamond-shaped; humeral spot vertically elongated; maxillary teeth hexacuspidate; anal fin rays 22-23; lateral line scales 30-31 (Ref. 72430).
Inhabits shallow, clear water stream located in the Cerrado region; sandy bottom with small rocks and sparse aquatic vegetation (Ref. 72430).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Weitzman, S.H. and L. Palmer, 1997. A new species of Hyphessobrycon (Teleostei: Characidae) from Neblina region of Venezuela and Brazil, with comments on the putative 'rosy tetra clade'. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 7(3-4):209-242. (Ref. 13676)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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