Hyphessobrycon arianae

Hyphessobrycon arianae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[2] This fish is found in the Paraná River basin. It can grow to a length of about 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in).[citation needed]

Hyphessobrycon arianae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Genus: Hyphessobrycon
Species:
H. arianae
Binomial name
Hyphessobrycon arianae
Uj & Géry, 1989

It was named in honor of André Uj's colleague Ariane Devore.[3]

References

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  1. Vera-Alcaraz, H.S. (2023). "Hyphessobrycon arianae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T176426264A176426273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T176426264A176426273.en. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hyphessobrycon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  3. Christopher Scharpf (3 October 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Retrieved 29 October 2025.

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