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Hyphessobrycon cachimbensis

Hyphessobrycon cachimbensis

A stripe from behind the eye to the tail; a rounded male anal profile

Yellow-olive above and pale below, with a dark side stripe and orange-red fins. Similar-looking trade fish are often other species.

Adult length
Up to 5.7 cm (standard length, without the tail fin)
Native range
Native to the Iriri and Teles Pires drainages of Brazil’s Serra do Cachimbo, within the upper Xingu and Tapajós basins.
Natural habitat
Unknown
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Appearance and identification

Separated from the frequently confused citrus. Males have a convex anal base.

Sources

researcharchive.calacademy.org ↗ 2026-10-25

www.scielo.br ↗ 2026-10-23

www.acshop.com.tw ↗ 2026-10-23

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