''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the

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trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around .

Species

There are currently 59 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Hemigrammus aereus ''Hemigrammus'' is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in t ...

'' Géry, 1959 * '' Hemigrammus aguaruna'' F. C. T. Lima, Corrêa &

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, 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'' Durbin, 1909 * '' Hemigrammus arua'' F. C. T. Lima, Wosiacki & C. S. Ramos, 2009 * '' Hemigrammus ataktos'' Marinho, 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'' C. H. Eigenmann & Henn, 1914 * '' Hemigrammus bellottii'' (

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, 1882) * '' Hemigrammus bleheri'' Géry & Mahnert, 1986 (Fire-head tetra) * ''

Hemigrammus boesemani ''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 T ...

'' Géry, 1959 * ''

Hemigrammus brevis ''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 T ...

'' 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 T ...

'' Durbin, 1908 * '' Hemigrammus cupreus'' Durbin, 1918 * '' Hemigrammus cylindricus'' Durbin, 1909 * '' Hemigrammus diagonicus''

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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 T ...

, 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 ''Hemigrammus elegans'' is a species of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small por ...

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, 1882) * '' Hemigrammus erythrozonus'' Durbin, 1909 (Glowlight tetra) * '' Hemigrammus falsus'' Meinken, 1958 * ''

Hemigrammus filamentosus ''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 T ...

'' 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, 2007 * ''

Hemigrammus gracilis ''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 ...

'' ( Lütken, 1875) * '' Hemigrammus guyanensis'' Géry, 1959 * ''

Hemigrammus haraldi ''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 T ...

'' Géry, 1961 * ''

Hemigrammus hyanuary The Costello tetra is a species of characin from the Amazon basin and is found in Brazil and Peru. The specific name comes from Lake Hyanuary in Brazil. Other common names used in English are January tetra and green neon. The name "green neon" is ...

'' Durbin, 1918 (Costello tetra) * ''

Hemigrammus iota ''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 T ...

'' Durbin, 1909 * ''

Hemigrammus levis ''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 T ...

'' Durbin, 1908 * '' Hemigrammus luelingi'' Géry, 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 T ...

'' Durbin, 1918 * ''

Hemigrammus machadoi ''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 T ...

, 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'' Uj & Géry, 1989 * ''

Hemigrammus marginatus ''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 T ...

'' Durbin, 1911 * '' Hemigrammus matei'' 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 T ...

'' Fowler, 1945 * '' Hemigrammus melanochrous'' Fowler, 1913 * '' Hemigrammus micropterus'' Meek, 1907 * '' Hemigrammus microstomus'' Durbin, 1918 * ''

Hemigrammus mimus ''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 T ...

'' J. E. Böhlke, 1955 * ''

Hemigrammus neptunus ''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 T ...

'' Zarske & Géry, 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 T ...

'' ( Fernández-Yépez, 1949) * ''

Hemigrammus ocellifer ''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 T ...

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, 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, 2006 * ''

Hemigrammus orthus ''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, 1909 * '' Hemigrammus parana'' Marinho, F. R. de Carvalho, Langeani & Tatsumi, 2008 * '' Hemigrammus pretoensis'' Géry, 1965 * ''

Hemigrammus pulcher ''Hemigrammus pulcher'' is a semi-popular aquarium species, also known as the pretty tetra, garnet tetra or black wedge tetra. In the wild, the species is found near Iquitos in the Peruvian Amazon, and probably also in Brazil and Colombia ...

'' Ladiges, 1938 (Garnet tetra) * '' Hemigrammus rhodostomus'' 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, where they are abundant in coastal floodplains. Their name comes from a powdery golden tint on their body th ...

'' Durbin, 1909 (Gold tetra) * ''

Hemigrammus rubrostriatus ''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 T ...

'' 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 ''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 T ...

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, 1882) * ''

Hemigrammus silimoni ''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 T ...

'' Britski & F. C. T. Lima, 2008 * ''

Hemigrammus skolioplatus ''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 T ...

'' Bertaco & T. P. Carvalho, 2005 * ''

Hemigrammus stictus ''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, 1909) * ''

Hemigrammus taphorni ''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 T ...

'' Benine & G. A. M. Lopes, 2007 * ''

Hemigrammus tocantinsi ''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 T ...

'' F. R. de Carvalho, Bertaco & Jerep, 2010 * '' Hemigrammus tridens'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 * '' Hemigrammus ulreyi'' (

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Hemigrammus unilineatus ''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 ...

'' ( T. N. Gill, 1858) (Feather-fin tetra) * ''

Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri ''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 T ...

'' Géry, 1963 * '' Hemigrammus yinyang'' F. C. T. Lima & L. M. Sousa, 2009

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q134548 Characidae Freshwater fish genera Characiformes genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill