| Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. bifasciatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus (Ellis, 1911) | |
Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus, the yellow tetra, is a species of fish in the family characidae.
Hyphessobrycon translates from Greek to “small” or “lesser bite”, bifasciatus translates from Latin to “two bars” or “bands”. The yellow tetra is a small, silver fish. It is similar to the black phantom tetra. One difference includes its yellow and red fins.[ citation needed ]
The yellow tetra is found around southeastern Brazil and Paraná River basin in coastal rivers.[ citation needed ]
