Description

---

Common Names

---

Yaya , Creole, French , French Guiana

Piki chiba , Djuka (Boni) , French Guiana

Isointiaaninsulka , Finnish , Finland

Pikili , Galibi , French Guiana

Falscher Sternflecksalmler , German , Germany

Ixha , Palicur (Palikur) , French Guiana

Taxonomic Hierarchy

---

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Hyphessobrycon

Species: Hyphessobrycon simulatus (Géry, 1960)

Climate Zone

---

Tropical

Location

---

Biology

---

A gregarious species which occurs along swampy, coastal zones. Prefers swamps and lentic waters of rivers. Omnivorous (Ref. 12225).

Habitat

---

benthopelagic