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| Hyphessobrycon chocoensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. chocoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon chocoensis García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2013 | |
Hyphessobrycon chocoensis is a species of South American tetra, belonging to the family Characidae. It is pale orange in coloration. It has a very thin and dark midline beginning at the base of the caudal fin and fading back to pale orange before it reaches the gills. It is around 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in length. It is known to inhabit the Telembí River Basin in Colombia. This fish is benthopelagic, meaning that it resides away from the surface of the water.
References
- Villa-Navarro, F. (2016). "Hyphessobrycon chocoensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T66597499A66635728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T66597499A66635728.en. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hyphessobrycon chocoensis". FishBase.
- Image: Hyphessobrycon chocoensis holotype, IUQ 3035, 37.1 mm SL (scale = 1 cm).
- A new species of Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Telembi River drainage, Southern Pacific slope of Colombia
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| Hyphessobrycon chocoensis | |
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