Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Collected only in lentic marginal portions of the stream, on muddy bottom with plenty of submersed vegetation (Ref. 42626).
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Moreira, C.R., M.I. Landum and W.J.E.M. Costa 2002 Hyphessobrycon heliacus a new characid fish (Ostariophysi: Chariciformes) from the Upper Rio Tapajós Basin, Central Brazil. Copeia 2002(2):428-432. (Ref. 42626)
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Distribution
Teles Pires River in upper Tapajós basin, Brazil.
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South America: Teles Pires River in the upper Tapajós basin, Brazil.
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Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. ⦠2003 Genera Incertae Sedis in Characidae. p. 106-168. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38376)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=38376&speccode=10622
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
2.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 42626))
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Moreira, C.R., M.I. Landum and W.J.E.M. Costa 2002 Hyphessobrycon heliacus a new characid fish (Ostariophysi: Chariciformes) from the Upper Rio Tapajós Basin, Central Brazil. Copeia 2002(2):428-432. (Ref. 42626)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=42626&speccode=59746
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Diagnostic Description
Body golden in life; transverse chevron-shaped bars along the horizontal midline of the body. Dorsal and pelvic fins elongated and filamentous in mature males. Thick anal fin rays and absence of anal fin lobe in mature males. A large caudal spot, covering at least half of the caudal peduncle and its base (Ref. 42626).
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Moreira, C.R., M.I. Landum and W.J.E.M. Costa 2002 Hyphessobrycon heliacus a new characid fish (Ostariophysi: Chariciformes) from the Upper Rio Tapajós Basin, Central Brazil. Copeia 2002(2):428-432. (Ref. 42626)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=42626&speccode=59746
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Type Information
Paratype for Hyphessobrycon heliacus Moreira et al.
Catalog Number: USNM 348911
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1998
Locality: Brazil: State of Mato Grosso, Creek Duas-Bocas. 71.9 km From Sinop, In the Br-163 (Sinop-Santarem Road). Rio Teles-Rio Pires Tributary, Rio Tapajos Basin., Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America
Catalog Number: USNM 348911
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1998
Locality: Brazil: State of Mato Grosso, Creek Duas-Bocas. 71.9 km From Sinop, In the Br-163 (Sinop-Santarem Road). Rio Teles-Rio Pires Tributary, Rio Tapajos Basin., Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America
- Paratype: Moreira, C. R., et al. 21 May 2002. Copeia. 2002 (2): 428, fig. 1.
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
pelagic; freshwater; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 42626)
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Moreira, C.R., M.I. Landum and W.J.E.M. Costa 2002 Hyphessobrycon heliacus a new characid fish (Ostariophysi: Chariciformes) from the Upper Rio Tapajós Basin, Central Brazil. Copeia 2002(2):428-432. (Ref. 42626)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=42626&speccode=59746
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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