Hyphessobrycon catableptus (Durbin, 1909)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hyphessobrycon catableptus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Hyphessobrycon catableptus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:50:57.903360+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hyphessobrycon catableptus (Durbin, 1909)
- Name authority
- (Durbin, 1909)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Genus
- Hyphessobrycon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyAcestrorhamphidae Eigenmann, 1907
- subfamilyHyphessobryconinae Lima, Carvalho & Faria, 2024
- genusHyphessobrycon Durbin, 1908
- speciesHyphessobrycon catableptus (Durbin, 1909)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hyphessobrycon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hyphessobrycon acaciae García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Prada-Pedreros, 2010 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon amandae Géry & Uj, 1987 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon amapaensis Zarske & Géry, 1998 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon auca Almirón, Casciotta, Bechara & Ruíz Díaz, 2004 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus Ellis, 1911 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon boulengeri (Eigenmann, 1907) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon cachimbensis Travassos, 1964 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon chocoensis García-Alzate, Román-Valencia & Taphorn, 2013 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon clavatus Zarske, 2015 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon coelestinus Myers, 1929 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon columbianus Zarske & Géry, 2002 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hyphessobrycon cyanotaenia Zarske & Géry, 2006 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dermatocheir catablepta Durbin, 1909 Durbin, 1909 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1526052 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3NRWJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.