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| Scientific Name | Hyphessobrycon melazonatus Durbin, 1908 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Lago do Maximo, near Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | hi fess oh bry kon |
| Etymology | Hyphessobrycon: hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 38mm or 1.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Suggested Tankmates | As a shoaling fish, a group of five or more is definitely preferred. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 52 (no. 6), pp 101 |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up H. melazonatus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. melazonatus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:4.249.480.5066 | |
| Last Update | 2013 Sep 17 13:48 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 14:31) |