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Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae Böhlke, 1958

Description

Common Names

  • Tortuguero tetra , English , Costa Rica
  • 哥斯达黎加魮脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 哥斯達黎加魮脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Sardinita , Spanish , Costa Rica

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Characiformes

    Family: Characidae

    Genus: Hyphessobrycon

    Species: Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae Böhlke, 1958

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Inhabits backwaters and creeks with low or moderate current velocity. Found between elevations of 0 to 50 m, insectivore (Ref. 36880).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic