Peugeot tetra

📖 Overview

Peugeot tetra (Hyphessobrycon peugeoti) is a ray-finned fish of the family Acestrorhamphidae. It inhabits freshwater waters. This species can reach a maximum total length of 3.2 cm. With a trophic level of 2.9, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms. It is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 19 - 24. This species is distinguished from all congeners, except with H. elachys, H. heliacus, H. loweae, by having a conspicuously elongated and filamentous dorsal fin in mature males (vs. dorsal and pelvic fins, when elongated, never filamentous), by its overall red color when alive (vs. a general clear/silvery color in elachys and golden color in heliacus, loweae); further differs from elachys by having a straight margin of anal fin in mature males (vs. a distinctly rounded anal-fin lobe elachys ); differs from heliacus by having a shorter pelvic-fins in fully mature males, reaching only the second anal-fin branched ray (vs. pelvic-fins filamentous, reaching to the sixth anal-fin branched ray) and by lacking chevron-like dark markings along the midline (vs. chevron-like dark markings along the midline present); differs from loweae by having a lower number of horizontal scale rows between the dorsal-fin origin and the lateral line 5 (vs.6-7) and by the higher number of branched anal-fin rays 21-24, modally 22 (vs. 17-21, modally 20) .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Peugeot tetra is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Peugeot tetra is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Peugeot tetra is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: Brazil.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

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