''Hemigrammus'' is a
genus
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of
freshwater fish
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in the
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Characidae
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native to
South America
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(including
Trinidad
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) and commonly seen in the
aquarium
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trade. These are medium-small
tetra
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s where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
There are currently 59 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Hemigrammus aereus''
Géry
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* ''
Hemigrammus aguaruna
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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''
F. C. T. Lima, Corrêa & Ota, 2016 [Lima, F.C.T., Correa, V. & Ota, R.P. (2016): A new species of ''Hemigrammus'' Gill 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae) from the western Amazon basin in Peru and Colombia. ''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 22 (3): 123-132.'']
* ''
Hemigrammus analis
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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Durbin, 1909
* ''
Hemigrammus arua
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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F. C. T. Lima, Wosiacki & C. S. Ramos, 2009
* ''
Hemigrammus ataktos
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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, D'Agosta & Birindelli, 2014 [Marinho, M.M.F., Dagosta, F.C.P. & Birindelli, J.L.O. (2014): ''Hemigrammus ataktos'': a new species from the rio Tocantins basin, central Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). ''Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 257-264.'']
* ''
Hemigrammus barrigonae
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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C. H. Eigenmann & Henn
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, 1914
* ''
Hemigrammus bellottii
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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( Steindachner, 1882)
* ''
Hemigrammus bleheri
''Hemigrammus bleheri'' is a species of characin found in Amazon Basin in Brazil and Peru. One of three species called rummy-nose tetra, but is also called firehead tetra according to FishBase. Reaching a standard length of 2" (5 cm) it is ...
''
Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the fo ...
& Mahnert, 1986 (Fire-head tetra)
* ''
Hemigrammus boesemani''
Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
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, 1959
* ''
Hemigrammus brevis''
Durbin, 1911
* ''
Hemigrammus coeruleus
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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Durbin, 1908
* ''
Hemigrammus cupreus
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family (biology), family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to ar ...
''
Durbin, 1918
* ''
Hemigrammus cylindricus
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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''
Durbin, 1909
* ''
Hemigrammus diagonicus
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family (biology), family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to ar ...
''
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& Wosiacki, 2011 [Mendonça, M.B. & Wosiacki, W.B. (2011): A New Species of ''Hemigrammus'' from the Lower Amazon Floodplain (Characiformes: Characidae). ''Copeia, 2011 (2): 211-215.'']
* ''
Hemigrammus durbinae
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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Ota, F. C. T. Lima & Pavanelli, 2015 [Ota, R.P., Lima, F.C.T. & Pavanelli, C.S. (2015): A new species of ''Hemigrammus'' Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae) from the central and western Amazon and rio Paraná-Paraguai basins. ''Zootaxa, 3948 (2): 218–232.'']
* ''
Hemigrammus elegans''
( Steindachner, 1882)
* ''
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
''Hemigrammus erythrozonus'', commonly known as the glowlight tetra, is a small tropical fish from the Essequibo River, Guyana, South America. It is silver in colour and a bright iridescent orange to red stripe extends from the snout to the bas ...
''
Durbin, 1909 (Glowlight tetra)
* ''
Hemigrammus falsus''
Meinken, 1958 [
* '' Hemigrammus filamentosus'' Zarske, 2011 ][Zarske, A. (2011): ''Hemigrammus filamentosus'' spec. nov. – der Südamerikanische Fadensalmler, ein neuer Salmler (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae) aus dem Araguaya-Becken in Brasilien. ''Vertebrate Zoology, 61 (1): 3-12.'']
* '' Hemigrammus geisleri'' Zarske & Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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*Communes of the Meuse department
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, 2007
* '' Hemigrammus gracilis'' ( Lütken, 1875)
* ''Hemigrammus guyanensis
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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'' Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the fo ...
, 1959
* ''Hemigrammus haraldi
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family (biology), family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to ar ...
'' Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the fo ...
, 1961
* ''Hemigrammus hyanuary
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'' Durbin, 1918 (Costello tetra)
* '' Hemigrammus iota'' Durbin, 1909
* '' Hemigrammus levis'' Durbin, 1908
* ''Hemigrammus luelingi
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
Th ...
'' Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the fo ...
, 1964
* ''Hemigrammus lunatus
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
Th ...
'' Durbin, 1918 [
* '' Hemigrammus machadoi'' Ota, F. C. T. Lima & Pavanelli, 2014 ][Ota, R.P., Lima, F.C.T. & Pavanelli, C.S. (2014): A new species of ''Hemigrammus'' Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Madeira and rio Paraguai basins, with a redescription of ''H. lunatus''. ''Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 265-279.'']
* ''Hemigrammus mahnerti
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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'' Uj & Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the fo ...
, 1989
* '' Hemigrammus marginatus'' Durbin, 1911
* ''Hemigrammus matei
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1918
* ''Hemigrammus megaceps
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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'' Fowler, 1945
* ''Hemigrammus melanochrous
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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'' Fowler, 1913
* ''Hemigrammus micropterus
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
Th ...
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, 1907
* ''Hemigrammus microstomus
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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'' Durbin, 1918
* ''Hemigrammus mimus
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family (biology), family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to ar ...
'' J. E. Böhlke, 1955
* '' Hemigrammus neptunus'' Zarske & Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the fo ...
, 2002
* ''Hemigrammus newboldi
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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'' ( Fernández-Yépez, 1949)
* '' Hemigrammus ocellifer'' ( Steindachner, 1882)
* ''Hemigrammus ora
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
Th ...
'' Zarske, Le Bail & Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the fo ...
, 2006
* '' Hemigrammus orthus'' Durbin, 1909
* '' Hemigrammus parana'' Marinho Marinho is both a given name and a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the name include:
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* Marinho Peres (born 1947), a Brazilian footballer
;Surname
* António Marinho e Pinto (born 1950), Portuguese lawyer and former journalist, ...
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, 2008
* ''Hemigrammus pretoensis
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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'' Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the fo ...
, 1965
* '' Hemigrammus pulcher'' Ladiges, 1938 (Garnet tetra)
* ''Hemigrammus rhodostomus
The rummy-nose tetra (''Hemigrammus rhodostomus'') is a species of tropical freshwater characin fish originating in South America, popular among fishkeepers as an aquarium fish. One of many small tetras belonging to the same genus, it is on aver ...
'' C. G. E. Ahl, 1924 (Rummy-nose tetra)
* ''Hemigrammus rodwayi
The gold tetra (''Hemigrammus rodwayi'') is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to lowland South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisph ...
'' Durbin, 1909 (Gold tetra)
* ''Hemigrammus rubrostriatus
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family (biology), family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to ar ...
'' Zarske, 2015 [Zarske, A. (2015)]
''Hemigrammus rubrostriatus'' spec. nov. – ein neuer Salmler aus Kolumbien und Revalidierung von ''Hemigrammus falsus'' Meinken, 1958 (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characidae).
''Vertebrate Zoology, 65 (1): 3–14.''
* '' Hemigrammus schmardae'' ( Steindachner, 1882)
* '' Hemigrammus silimoni'' Britski & F. C. T. Lima, 2008
* '' Hemigrammus skolioplatus'' Bertaco & T. P. Carvalho, 2005
* '' Hemigrammus stictus'' ( Durbin, 1909)
* ''Hemigrammus taphorni
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family (biology), family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to ar ...
'' Benine & G. A. M. Lopes, 2007
* '' Hemigrammus tocantinsi'' F. R. de Carvalho, Bertaco & Jerep, 2010
* ''Hemigrammus tridens
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family (biology), family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to ar ...
'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1907
* ''Hemigrammus ulreyi
''Hemigrammus ulreyi'', commonly known as Ulrey's tetra, is a Paraguay River, Paraguayan tropical aquarium fish from the family Characidae named in honor of the biologist Albert B. Ulrey. It was originally named ''Tetragonopterus ulreyi'' in 18 ...
'' ( Boulenger, 1895)
* '' Hemigrammus unilineatus'' ( T. N. Gill, 1858) (Feather-fin tetra)
* '' Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri'' Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France.
The communes cooperate in the fo ...
, 1963
* ''Hemigrammus yinyang
''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .
Species
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'' F. C. T. Lima & L. M. Sousa, 2009
References
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Characidae
Freshwater fish genera
Characiformes genera
Taxa named by Theodore Gill