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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae Characins
Subfamily: Incertae sedis
Genus: Hemigrammus

(See list of species below)


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58 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus aereus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm TL
 
Hemigrammus analis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Hemigrammus arua Lima, Wosiacki & Ramos, 2009

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus arua
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus ataktos
[]

Photo by Bork, D.

South America
Max. Length 4.1 cm SL
Hemigrammus barrigonae Eigenmann & Henn, 1914

Photo by Bork, D.
 
Hemigrammus barrigonae
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
Hemigrammus bellottii (Steindachner, 1882)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Hemigrammus bellottii
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Hemigrammus bleheri Géry & Mahnert, 1986

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus bleheri
[Firehead tetra]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus boesemani
[]

Photo by Fulgêncio, M.

South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm TL
Hemigrammus brevis Ellis, 1911

Photo by Fulgêncio, M.
 
Hemigrammus brevis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 5.8 cm TL
Hemigrammus coeruleus Durbin, 1908

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus coeruleus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 5.3 cm TL
 
Hemigrammus cupreus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 10.8 cm TL
 
Hemigrammus cylindricus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus diagonicus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus durbinae
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus elegans
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.3 cm TL
Hemigrammus erythrozonus Durbin, 1909

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
[Glowlight tetra]

Photo by Zarske, A.

South America

Hemigrammus falsus Meinken, 1958

Photo by Zarske, A.
 
Hemigrammus falsus
[Head-and-tail-light fish]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
Hemigrammus filamentosus Zarske, 2011

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus filamentosus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Hemigrammus geisleri
[]

Photo by Bentinho, A.

South America
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
Hemigrammus gracilis (Lütken, 1875)

Photo by Bentinho, A.
 
Hemigrammus gracilis
[]

Photo by Zarske, A.

South America
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
Hemigrammus guyanensis Géry, 1959

Photo by Zarske, A.
 
Hemigrammus guyanensis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.7 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus haraldi
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
Hemigrammus hyanuary Durbin, 1918

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus hyanuary
[January tetra]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.1 cm TL
 
Hemigrammus iota
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.8 cm TL
Hemigrammus levis Durbin, 1908

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus levis
[]

Photo by Zarske, A.

South America
Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
Hemigrammus luelingi Géry, 1964

Photo by Zarske, A.
 
Hemigrammus luelingi
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.8 cm TL
Hemigrammus lunatus Durbin, 1918

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus lunatus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus machadoi
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus mahnerti
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 4.5 cm SL
Hemigrammus marginatus Ellis, 1911

Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Hemigrammus marginatus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
 
Hemigrammus matei
[]

Photo by Zarske, A.

South America
Max. Length 2.8 cm TL
Hemigrammus megaceps Fowler, 1945

Photo by Zarske, A.
 
Hemigrammus megaceps
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Hemigrammus melanochrous
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 4 cm SL
Hemigrammus micropterus Meek, 1907

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Hemigrammus micropterus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus microstomus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus mimus
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
Hemigrammus neptunus Zarske & Géry, 2002

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus neptunus
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

South America
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Hemigrammus newboldi (Fernández-Yépez, 1949)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Hemigrammus newboldi
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
Hemigrammus ocellifer (Steindachner, 1882)

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus ocellifer
[Head-and-taillight tetra]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.8 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus ora
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.4 cm TL
 
Hemigrammus orthus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus parana
[]

Photo by Zarske, A.

South America
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
Hemigrammus pretoensis Géry, 1965

Photo by Zarske, A.
 
Hemigrammus pretoensis
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
Hemigrammus pulcher Ladiges, 1938

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus pulcher
[Garnet tetra]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Hemigrammus rhodostomus Ahl, 1924

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus rhodostomus
[Rummy-nose tetra]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 5.3 cm TL
Hemigrammus rodwayi Durbin, 1909

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus rodwayi
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.9 cm SL
Hemigrammus rubrostriatus Zarske, 2015

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus rubrostriatus
[]

Photo by Zarske, A.

South America
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Hemigrammus schmardae (Steindachner, 1882)

Photo by Zarske, A.
 
Hemigrammus schmardae
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus silimoni
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Hemigrammus skolioplatus
[]

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann

South America
Max. Length 4.3 cm TL
Hemigrammus stictus (Durbin, 1909)

Photo by Hoffmann, P. and M. Hoffmann
 
Hemigrammus stictus
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus taphorni
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus tocantinsi
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus tridens
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 4.4 cm TL
Hemigrammus ulreyi (Boulenger, 1895)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Hemigrammus ulreyi
[]

Photo by Landines, M.

Central and South America
Max. Length 5.3 cm TL
Hemigrammus unilineatus (Gill, 1858)

Photo by Landines, M.
 
Hemigrammus unilineatus
[Featherfin tetra]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
 
Hemigrammus yinyang
[]
58 Species of Family Characidae with Genus Hemigrammus
(Characins)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1959 Hemigrammus aereus South America 2.4 SL
1909 Hemigrammus analis South America 3.6 TL
2009 Hemigrammus arua South America 3 SL
2014 Hemigrammus ataktos South America 3.8 SL
1914 Hemigrammus barrigonae South America 4.1 SL
1882 Hemigrammus bellottii South America 2.6 SL
1986 Hemigrammus bleheri Firehead tetra South America 3.6 SL
1959 Hemigrammus boesemani South America 3.3 SL
1911 Hemigrammus brevis South America 3.6 TL
1908 Hemigrammus coeruleus South America 5.8 TL
1918 Hemigrammus cupreus South America 5.3 TL
1909 Hemigrammus cylindricus South America 10.8 TL
2011 Hemigrammus diagonicus South America 2.8 SL
2015 Hemigrammus durbinae South America 2.8 SL
1882 Hemigrammus elegans South America 4 SL
1909 Hemigrammus erythrozonus Glowlight tetra South America 3.3 TL
1958 Hemigrammus falsus Head-and-tail-light fish South America
2011 Hemigrammus filamentosus South America 3.6 SL
2007 Hemigrammus geisleri South America 3.5 TL
1875 Hemigrammus gracilis South America 4.4 SL
1959 Hemigrammus guyanensis South America 3.5 SL
1961 Hemigrammus haraldi South America 2.7 SL
1918 Hemigrammus hyanuary January tetra South America 4.4 TL
1909 Hemigrammus iota South America 2.1 TL
1908 Hemigrammus levis South America 4.8 TL
1964 Hemigrammus luelingi South America 2.5 SL
1918 Hemigrammus lunatus South America 4.8 TL
2014 Hemigrammus machadoi South America 3.6 SL
1989 Hemigrammus mahnerti South America 2.8 SL
1911 Hemigrammus marginatus South America 4.5 SL
1918 Hemigrammus matei South America 4.3 TL
1945 Hemigrammus megaceps South America 2.8 TL
1913 Hemigrammus melanochrous South America 3 TL
1907 Hemigrammus micropterus South America 4 SL
1918 Hemigrammus microstomus South America 4 SL
1955 Hemigrammus mimus South America 2.8 SL
2002 Hemigrammus neptunus South America 3.2 SL
1949 Hemigrammus newboldi South America 5 SL
1882 Hemigrammus ocellifer Head-and-taillight tetra South America 4.4 TL
2006 Hemigrammus ora South America 3.8 SL
1909 Hemigrammus orthus South America 3.4 TL
2008 Hemigrammus parana South America 3.1 SL
1965 Hemigrammus pretoensis South America 5.1 SL
1938 Hemigrammus pulcher Garnet tetra South America 3.3 SL
1924 Hemigrammus rhodostomus Rummy-nose tetra South America 5 TL
1909 Hemigrammus rodwayi South America 5.3 TL
2015 Hemigrammus rubrostriatus South America 4.9 SL
1882 Hemigrammus schmardae South America 3.7 SL
2008 Hemigrammus silimoni South America 3.3 SL
2005 Hemigrammus skolioplatus South America
1909 Hemigrammus stictus South America 4.3 TL
2007 Hemigrammus taphorni South America 4.2 SL
2010 Hemigrammus tocantinsi South America 3.7 SL
1907 Hemigrammus tridens South America 2 SL
1895 Hemigrammus ulreyi South America 4.4 TL
1858 Hemigrammus unilineatus Featherfin tetra Central and South America 5.3 TL
1963 Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri South America 3.3 SL
2009 Hemigrammus yinyang South America 2.9 SL



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