Psalidodon balbus

Psalidodon balbus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Genus: Psalidodon
Species:
P. balbus
Binomial name
Psalidodon balbus
(Myers, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Hyphessobrycon balbus Myers, 1927

Psalidodon balbus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This fish is found in the upper Paraná River basin in South America.

Etymology

balbus is a Latin word meaning "stuttering", referring to its incomplete lateral line.

Description

Psalidodon balbus is silvery gold in color. It can reach lengths of five to six centimetres (2.0 to 2.4 in).

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Hyphessobrycon balbus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186879A1819754. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186879A1819754.pt. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Psalidodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psalidodon balbus". FishBase. December 2023 version.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf (3 October 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Retrieved 10 November 2025.