Hyphessobrycon borealis

Hyphessobrycon borealis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.^[2] This fish is found in French Guiana and Brazil.^[1][3][4]

Hyphessobrycon borealis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Acestrorhamphidae
Genus:	Hyphessobrycon
Species:	H. borealis
Binomial name
Hyphessobrycon borealis Zarske, Le Bail & Géry, 2006

Distribution

Hyphessobrycon borealis is commonly found in French Guiana, where it has been discovered in many coastal river systems,^[3] and in Amapá in Brazil.^[1]

Description

Hyphessobrycon borealis has a tail very similar to the Buenos Aires tetra, with its black patch jutting out into yellow and then turning clear. A long black line runs down its body with an iridescent black below it and an iridescent gray above it.^{[citation needed]}