''Hasemania'' is a
genus of
characin
Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationshi ...
s
endemic to
Brazil, where only found in river basins that originate on the
Brazilian Shield
The Amazonian Craton is a geologic province located in South America. It occupies a large portion of the central, north and eastern part of the continent and represents one of Earth's largest cratonic regions. The Guiana Shield and Central Brazi ...
, ranging west to the
Juruena
Juruena is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.
The city is served by Juruena Airport.
See also
*List of municipalities in Mato Grosso
*Sepotuba River
The Sepotuba River is a river in the state of M ...
system, north to the
São Francisco system and south to the
Paraná system.
[Serra, J.P. & Langeani, F. (2015): A new ''Hasemania'' Ellis from the upper rio Paraná basin, with the redescription of ''Hasemania crenuchoides'' Zarske & Géry (Characiformes: Characidae). ''Neotropical Ichthyology, 13 (3): 479-486.''] The individual species generally have quite small ranges and two, ''H. crenuchoides'' and ''H. piatan'', are considered
threatened by Brazil's
Ministry of the Environment.
They are small fish, up to in
standard length
Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.
Overall length
* Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...
depending on the exact species.
[
The genus is named for zoologist and explorer John Diederich Haseman. He collected all of the known species of this genus.]
Species
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[
* '']Hasemania crenuchoides
''Hasemania'' is a genus of characins endemic to Brazil, where only found in river basins that originate on the Brazilian Shield, ranging west to the Juruena system, north to the São Francisco system and south to the Paraná system.Serra, J.P. ...
'' Zarske & Géry, 1999
* ''Hasemania hanseni
''Hasemania'' is a genus of characins endemic to Brazil, where only found in river basins that originate on the Brazilian Shield, ranging west to the Juruena system, north to the São Francisco system and south to the Paraná system.Serra, J.P. ...
'' ( Fowler, 1949)
* ''Hasemania kalunga
''Hasemania'' is a genus of characins endemic to Brazil, where only found in river basins that originate on the Brazilian Shield, ranging west to the Juruena system, north to the São Francisco system and south to the Paraná system.Serra, J.P. ...
'' Bertaco & F. R. de Carvalho, 2010
* ''Hasemania maxillaris
''Hasemania'' is a genus of characins endemism, endemic to Brazil, where only found in river basins that originate on the Brazilian Highlands, Brazilian Shield, ranging west to the Juruena River, Juruena system, north to the São Francisco River, ...
'' Durbin, 1911
* ''Hasemania melanura
''Hasemania'' is a genus of characins endemic to Brazil, where only found in river basins that originate on the Brazilian Shield, ranging west to the Juruena system, north to the São Francisco system and south to the Paraná system.Serra, J.P. ...
'' Durbin, 1911 (Copper tetra)
* ''Hasemania nana
The silvertip tetra (''Hasemania nana'') is a species of characid freshwater fish omnivores native to streams and creeks in the São Francisco basin in Brazil, but frequently kept in aquariums. Silvertip tetras are slightly more aggressive than ...
'' ( Lütken, 1875) (Silvertip tetra)
* ''Hasemania piatan
''Hasemania'' is a genus of characins endemic to Brazil, where only found in river basins that originate on the Brazilian Shield, ranging west to the Juruena system, north to the São Francisco system and south to the Paraná system.Serra, J.P. ...
'' Zanata & J. P. Serra, 2010
* ''Hasemania uberaba
''Hasemania'' is a genus of characins endemic to Brazil, where only found in river basins that originate on the Brazilian Shield, ranging west to the Juruena system, north to the São Francisco system and south to the Paraná system.Serra, J.P. ...
'' J. P. Serra & Langeani, 2015
References
Pristellini
Endemic fish of Brazil
Taxa named by Marion Durbin Ellis
Freshwater fish of Brazil
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