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Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hyphessobrycon boulengeri is a species of tetra belonging to the family charicidae. It is native to South America. It inhabits the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.[citation needed]
| Hyphessobrycon boulengeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. boulengeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon boulengeri (Eigenmann, 1907) | |
The fish was named in honor of ichthyologist-herpetologist George A. Boulenger (1858-1937), of the British Museum of Natural History.[2]
H. boulengeri is a buff colored fish resembling other Hyphessobrycon species such as the black phantom tetra with a black patch behind the head. Its head itself is dotted brown. H. boulengeri also has yellow fin rays.
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