Hyphessobrycon catableptus

Hyphessobrycon catableptus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Acestrorhamphidae
Genus:	Hyphessobrycon
Species:	H. catableptus
Binomial name
Hyphessobrycon catableptus (Durbin, 1909)
Synonyms [2]
Dermatocheir catableptaDurbin, 1909

Hyphessobrycon catableptus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. ^[2] Hyphessobrycon catableptus is known to live in the Essequibo River Basin, more specifically in the Takutu and Rupununi Rivers. This fish is benthopelagic, meaning that it resides away from the surface of the water.

References

1. Taphorn, D.C. & Rodríguez-Olarte, D. (2022). "Hyphessobrycon catableptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T176155641A176155658. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T176155641A176155658.en . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hyphessobrycon". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 29 October 2025.

• "Hyphessobrycon catableptus". The Encyclopedia of Life .
• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Hyphessobrycon catableptus". FishBase .