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Etymology: Hyphessobrycon: Greek, hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Zarske & Géry.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: known only from the type locality, Amapa, Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34075)
In small Savanna creeks, over sand and gravel.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zarske, A. and J. Géry, 1998. Hyphessobrycon amapaensis spec. nov., eine neue und mutmaßliche Stellvertreterart von Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus (Ulrey, 1894) aus dem Bundesstaat Amapa in Brasilien (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Zool. Abh. Mus. Tierk. Dresden 50(1):19-26. (Ref. 34075)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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