Description

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Lateral line incomplete.

Common Names

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Yaya , Creole, French , French Guiana

Loistokorutetra , Finnish , Finland

Silmätäplätetra , Finnish , Finland

Pikili , Galibi , French Guiana

Copelands Salmler , German , Germany

Federsalmler , German , Germany

科氏魮脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

科氏魮脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Ixha , Palicur (Palikur) , French Guiana

Bystrzyk kopelanda , Polish , Poland

Sardinita , Spanish , Ecuador

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Hyphessobrycon

Species: Hyphessobrycon copelandi Durbin, 1908

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Frequently found in waters with slow current or the counter current zones of small creeks with clear water and sandy bottom. It occupies the upstream portion of rivers before a waterfall. Its capture in great numbers suggest a gregarious behavior (Ref. 12225). Its reproduction in captivity has not been reported (Ref. 27188). Maximum length 5.0 SL (Ref. 12225).

Habitat

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benthopelagic