Hyphessobrycon niger García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Prada-Pedreros, 2010

Family:  Characidae (Characins; tetras), subfamily: Stethaprioninae
Max. size:  2.76 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: upper Orinoco River basin in Colombia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 20-21; Vertebrae: 32-33. Can be diagnosed by having the following characters: nine teeth in the dentary; five scales with pores on the lateral; 25-26 scales on lateral line, 3 scales between the lateral line and pelvic fins, 2 scales between the lateral line and the anal fin; and a dark lateral line that fuses with a conspicuous peduncular spot (Ref. 85795).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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