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Etymology: Hyphessobrycon: Greek, hyphesson, -on, -on = a little smaller + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335); taphorni: Named for Donald C. Taphorn for his great contribution to the study and recognition of the diversity of neotropical fishes..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Madre de Dios River drainage, Peru.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93393)
Short description
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26; Vertebrae: 33. Diagnostic characters include the following: iii, 8 dorsal-fin rays; 4-5 pored lateral-line scales; 1-2 teeth in the outer premaxillary row; 7-8 teeth in the inner premaxillary row; caudal-peduncle length 11.4-16.4% SL; 28-29 lateral scales; absence of a humeral spot. Distinguished from Hyphessobrycon loretoensis by having 4 scales between the lateral line and the anal fin origin (vs. 3) and 2 maxillary teeth (vs. 3-4); and from H. agulha by having 11-12 branched pectoral-fin rays (vs. 9-10) (Ref. 93393).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
García-Alzate, C.A., C. Román-Valencia and H. Ortega, 2013. Hyphessobrycon taphorni y H. eschwartzae (Teleostei: Characidae) dos nuevas especies de peces de la cuenca del río Madre de Dios, Perú. Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol. ISSN-0034-7744) 61(2):859-873. (Ref. 93393)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00520 - 0.03049), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).