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yellow tetra
Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus
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.
From the article Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The yellow tetra is found around southeastern Brazil and the Paraná River basin in coastal rivers.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
In human culture
Hyphessobrycon translates from Greek to "small" or "lesser bite"; bifasciatus translates from Latin to "two bars" or "bands". The yellow tetra is a small, silver fish. It is similar to the black phantom tetra. One difference is its yellow and red fins.
Wikipedia: “Etymology and description”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 610632.