Hyphessobrycon bentosi
| Ornate tetra | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Hyphessobrycon |
| Species: | H. bentosi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyphessobrycon bentosi Durbin, 1908 | |
Hyphessobrycon bentosi, the Bentos tetra, ornate tetra or candy cane tetra, is a species of characin fish found in sluggish tributaries at 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.
Named in memory of a Colonel Bentos, who was a volunteer on the Thayer Expedition to Brazil (1865-1866), during which the type specimen was collected.
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