Mayan Tetra
Hyphessobrycon compressus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Hyphessobrycon compressus, the Mayan tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is the northernmost species in the genus Hyphessobrycon, as well as its type species.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Genus
- Hyphessobrycon