Hyphessobrycon axelrodi

Hyphessobrycon axelrodi, the Calypso tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.^[2] This fish is found in Trinidad & Tobago.

Hyphessobrycon axelrodi
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Acestrorhamphidae
Genus:	Hyphessobrycon
Species:	H. axelrodi
Binomial name
Hyphessobrycon axelrodi (Travassos, 1959)
Synonyms[2]
Aphyocharax axelrodi Travassos, 1959 Megalamphodus cf. axelrodi Travassos, 1959

It was named in honor of pet-book publisher Herbert R. Axelrod (1927–2017), who collected the type specimen.^[3]

Description

Hyphessobrycon axelrodi is a small, iridescent, silver fish with white-tipped dorsal, anal and pelvic fins. It also has a red tail. Females are duller, with faint gray-tipped fins and a dull pink tail.^{[citation needed]}

Distribution

Hyphessobrycon axelrodi is endemic to the island of Trinidad. It inhabits low elevations in fresh and brackish waters near swampy areas.^{[citation needed]}