''Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus'', the Belgian flag tetra or flag tetra, is a
species of
characid fish from
Brazil.
Description
This fish has an elongated and laterally compressed body, and has red-colored eyes and a lateral stripe composed of black, red, and yellow lines
[Anthony Evans, ''Aquariums'' (Dover publications, 1952)]
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The national flag of Belgium ( nl, vlag van België, french: drapeau de la Belgique, german: Flagge Belgiens) is a tricolour consisting of three equal vertical bands displaying the national colours of Belgium: black, yellow, and red. The colours ...
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References
Freshwater fish of Brazil
Fish described in 1894
Taxa named by Albert B. Ulrey
Hyphessobrycon
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