Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
Species: | H. heterorhabdus |
Binomial name | |
Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus (Ulrey, 1894) |
Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus, the Belgian flag tetra or flag tetra, is a species of characid fish from Brazil.
This fish has an elongated and laterally compressed body, and has red-colored eyes and a lateral stripe composed of black, red, and yellow lines similar to the flag of Belgium.