Savage Tetra
Hyphessobrycon savagei
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Fish
Hyphessobrycon savagei, the Savage tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is found in Central America in the Pacific drainages between the Jicote River near the town of Parrita and the Esquines River Basin of Costa Rica. In the Corcovado National Park of Costa Rica specifically, savage tetra live in the same environment as yellow tetra.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Genus
- Hyphessobrycon