Hyphessobrycon caru sp. nov., CICCAA 02286, holotype, 22.2 mm SL; Brazil: Maranhão state: Buritizinho River, Pindaré river drainage, Mearim river basin.

 
 
  Part of: Guimarães EC, Silva de Brito P, Feitosa LM, Carvalho Costa LF, Ottoni FP (2019) A new cryptic species of Hyphessobrycon Durbin, 1908 (Characiformes, Characidae) from the Eastern Amazon, revealed by integrative taxonomy. Zoosystematics and Evolution 95(2): 345-360. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.95.34069