Characidae - Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis (Eigenmann and Henn, 1914) |
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| SOURCE FOR OCCURRENCE IN ECUADOR: Eigenmann, 1922; Eigenmann, 1929; Ovchynnyk, 1971; Gery, 1977; Glodek, 1978; Laaz & Torres, 2010; etc.
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| ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: Eigenmann, C.H., A.W. Henn, and C. Wilson. 1914. New fishes from western Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. (Contrib. Zool. Lab. Ind. Univ. No. 133.). Indiana University Studies No. 19: 1-15. |
| TAXONOMIC STATUS: Valid (Eschmeyer and Fricke, 2011). |
| TYPE SPECIMENS: |
| RANGE ECUADOR: Southwestern Ecuador (Eigenmann, 1922), Guayas basin (Glodek, 1978). |
| RANGE OUTSIDE OF ECUADOR: None. |
| COLLECTIONS IN ECUADOR: |
| MAXIMUM SIZE: 3.1 cm (Eigenmann, 1929). |
| DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis can be easily distinguished in life by its coloration. Color in life brilliant, ventral, anal and caudal fins bright cherry-red, dorsal sometimes with less red, region above anal with many cherry chromatophores (Eigenmann, 1929). It also differs from other small characids by the following combination of characteristics: Caudal fin naked (unscaled), premaxillary teeth biserial, maxillary teeth either few in number or lacking totally, lateral line incomplete, adipose fin present, a black humeral spot on sides posterior to gill openings (Glodek, 1978). |
| ECOLOGY: Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis is known in Ecuador as the “sardinita”. It is a very small, brightly colored tetra. It does not appear to be terribly common so its ecological importance is unclear. |
| ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE: This species is not exploited as a food fish but may have value as an ornamental given its beautiful, bright red colors. |
| CONSERVATION STATUS: NA, although this species is not exploited directly as a food fish because of its small size. It was relatively rare in collections carried out in southwestern Ecuador by Aguirre et al. in July, 2008. |
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| SPECIES PROFILE CREATED BY: Enrique Laaz |
| SPECIES PROFILE CONTRIBUTORS: Windsor Aguirre |
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