Psalidodon balbus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[2] This fish is found in the upper Paraná River basin in South America.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Psalidodon |
| Species: | P. balbus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psalidodon balbus | |
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Etymology
editbalbus is a Latin word meaning "stuttering", referring to its incomplete lateral line.[4]
Description
editPsalidodon balbus is silvery gold in color. It can reach lengths of five to six centimetres (2.0 to 2.4 in).[3]
References
edit- ↑ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hyphessobrycon balbus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186879A1819754. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186879A1819754.pt. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Psalidodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psalidodon balbus". FishBase. December 2023 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (3 October 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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