💧 Freshwater
Least Concern
🐠 Aquarium
🌡️ Tropical
Hyphessobrycon Borealis
Hyphessobrycon borealis Zarske, Le Bail & Géry, 2006
📖 Overview
A gregarious fish living near the bank of the river with shallow water and very slow current (57781).
Scientific Name
Hyphessobrycon borealis
Authority
Zarske, Le Bail & Géry, 2006
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
2.8 cm
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Characiformes
Characiformes
Family
Acestrorhamphidae
Acestrorhamphidae
Genus
Hyphessobrycon
Hyphessobrycon
Species
Hyphessobrycon Borealis
Hyphessobrycon borealis
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal soft rays: 21 - 25; Vertebrae: 33.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hyphessobrycon Borealis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: French Guiana.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
2.9±0.3
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00661 × L3.12
(TL)
Max TL
2.8cm
Dorsal Rays
11
Anal Rays
23
Vertebrae
33
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2020
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Zarske, Le Bail & Géry, 2006
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Hyphessobrycon Borealis.
Mycobacteriosis (Fish Tuberculosis)
Bacterial
Fin Rot
Bacterial
Columnaris (Cotton Wool Disease)
Bacterial
Dropsy
Bacterial
Popeye (Exophthalmia)
Bacterial
Neon Tetra Disease
Parasitic
Swim Bladder Disorder
Bacterial
Gill Flukes
Parasitic
Nitrite Toxicity (Brown Blood Disease)
Bacterial
Ammonia Burn
Bacterial
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