The Hyphessobrycon melazonatus lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.
Hyphessobrycon melazonatus Durbin in Eigenmann, 1908. More
Hyphessobrycon melazonatus can be distinguished from H. langeanii, as well from the remaining Hyphessobrycon species with a humeral and a caudal spots, by the possession of a conspicuous, narrow, dark stripe along the anal-fin base (Eigenmann, 1918). More