Megalamphodus bentosi (Durbin, 1908)
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
Megalamphodus bentosi, the Bentos tetra, ornate tetra or candy cane tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. This species is found in sluggish tributaries of the Amazon Basin in Brazil and Peru. Occasionally, it makes its way into the aquarium trade. It has often been confused with the rosy tetra.
Wikipedia contributors, Megalamphodus bentosi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:09:10.526387+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Megalamphodus bentosi (Durbin, 1908)
- Name authority
- (Durbin, 1908)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Genus
- Megalamphodus
- 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
- subfamilyMegalamphodinae Carvalho, Lima & Melo, 2024
- genusMegalamphodus Eigenmann, 1915
- speciesMegalamphodus bentosi (Durbin, 1908)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Megalamphodus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Megalamphodus eques (Steindachner, 1882) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalamphodus sweglesi Géry, 1961 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalamphodus micropterus Eigenmann, 1915 | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalamphodus epicharis (Weitzman & Palmer, 1997) | AcestrorhamphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Megalamphodus socolofi (Weitzman, 1977) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Hyphessobrycon robertsi Anonymous [Axelrod], 1958 Anonymous [Axelrod], 1958 | synonym |
| Hyphessobrycon bentosi Durbin, 1908 Durbin, 1908 | synonym |
| Hyphessobrycon bentosi bentosi Durbin, 1908 Durbin, 1908 | 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=1846305 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:TZL6M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.