Hyphessobrycon Rutiliflavidus
📖 Overview
Prefers to inhabit lentic areas with cold and transparent water and with mostly silt and rock substrates . Occurs syntopically with Parodon aff. nasus, Astyanax asuncionensis, Knodus chapadae, Hypostomus sp., Ancistrus sp. . Feeds on vascular plants, algae and arthropods belonging to Aranae and Hymenoptera-Formicidae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 18 - 23; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. Distinguished from all other members of the genus Hyphessobrycon by the following combination of characters: black humeral spot, slightly diffuse at its tips; presence of caudal-peduncle blotch; midlateral longitudinal body stripe, conspicuous in its posteriormost portion , from vertical through anterior third of pectoral fin to caudal-peduncle blotch, reaching to the tips of the middle caudal rays; iii,15 - iv,9 anal fin rays (mode iv,17); upper jaw length 42.3-49.5% HL; 2-5 teeth (mode 3) on maxilla; all fins reddish orange in males and yellowish in females . : short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hyphessobrycon Rutiliflavidus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: known only from córrego Pipa, upper Rio Paraguai in Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
vascular plants, algae and arthropods belonging to Aranae and Hymenoptera-Formicidae (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Hyphessobrycon Rutiliflavidus.
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