Hyphessobrycon eques (Steindachner, 1882)

Diniz, Paulo Baltazar, Siqueira, Hatus de Oliveira, Faleiros, Tâmer de Oliveira, Pereira, Nycolas Levy, Senhorini, José Augusto, Esguícero, André Luiz Henríques & Bertelli, Célio, 2019, Fishes from lakes and tributaries of the Rio Santa Bárbara, Sapucaí-Mirim / Grande hydrographic basin, São Paulo, Brazil, Check List 15 (4), pp. 629-640 : 635

Hyphessobrycon eques (Steindachner, 1882)

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Original description. Chirodon eques Steindachner 1882: 179 .

Geographic distribution. Amazon basin and Paraná– Paraguay system.

Materials examined. Vouchered materials: LIRP 15724, 15725, 15734, 15738, 15743, 15756, and 15779; Sampling sites A, B, C, D and E of Table 1.

Identification. Body moderately deep. Mouth terminal; inner row of premaxilla with 5 teeth, outer row with 3 or 4 teeth. Lateral line incomplete, with 4 or 5 pored scales. Ground color reddish in life, with large, transversely elongate, black humeral blotch. Pelvic, caudal, and anal fins red (the last with black margin); pectoral fin hyaline; dorsal fin with black blotch.