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Hyphessobrycon coelestinus is a species of South American tetra, belonging to the family Characidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. coelestinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon coelestinus Myers, 1929
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Description
editHyphessobrycon coelestinus is quite similar to Hyphessobrycon columbianus in shape and coloration. Differences include a red head and red band above the midlateral line starting at the gills and ending at the dorsal fin.
Distribution
editHyphessobrycon coelestinus is known to inhabit the Upper Paraná River Basin in Brazil. This fish is benthopelagic, meaning that it resides away from the surface of the water.
References
edit- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hyphessobrycon coelestinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2022: e.T187293A1826014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T187293A1826014.pt. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Hyphessobrycon coelestinus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- "Hyphessobrycon coelestinus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- https://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Hyphessobrycon+coelestinus&b=FB51020
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