Hyphessobrycon boulengeri
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| Hyphessobrycon boulengeri | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. boulengeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon boulengeri (C. H. Eigenmann, 1907) | |
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Hyphessobrycon boulengeri is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[2] This fish is found in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Espírito Santo, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina and São Paulo.[1]
The fish was named in honor of ichthyologist-herpetologist George A. Boulenger (1858-1937), of the British Museum of Natural History.[3]
