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> Characiformes (Characins) > Acestrorhamphidae (American tetras) > Hyphessobryconinae
Etymology: Hyphessobrycon:Greek, hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335); eilyos:From the Greek eilyos, den, lurking-place, in allusion to the habitat (backwaters chocked with vegetal matter) occupied by the new species (and according to local information, shared with anacondas, Eunectes murinus). Noun in apposition.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied Ecologie
Wervels: 32 - 34. Diagnosis: Hyphessobrycon eilyos is distinguished from its congeners by the absence of humeral and caudal spots; by the presence of numerous dark chromatophores on the lateral surface of the body, with the chromatophores intensely concentrated on the ventral region from the pelvic-fin origin to the end of the caudal-fin base; dorsal, adipose, and caudal fins with carmine red pigmentation in life; the presence of 7-11 maxillary teeth; 6 or 7 horizontal scale rows between the dorsal fin origin and the lateral line; and 15 to 19 branched anal-fin rays. Detailed comparisons between H. eilyos and congeners sharing a general dark color pattern are presented in the "Discussion" (Ref. 52338). Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Lima, F.C.T. and C.R. Moreira, 2003. Three new species of Hyphessobrycon (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Araguaia basin in Brazil. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 1(1):21-33. (Ref. 52338)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevoelig (NT) (B1b(iii)); Date assessed: 07 November 2018
