Hemigrammus
| Hemigrammus | |
|---|---|
| Hemigrammus erythrozonus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Pristellinae |
| Genus: | T. N. Gill, 1858 |
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 11 cm (4.3 in).
Species
There are currently 55 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Hemigrammus amacayacu Albornoz‐Garzón, Méndez‐López, DoNascimiento & Lima, 2019
- Hemigrammus analis Durbin, 1909
- Hemigrammus apiaka (Esguícero & Castro, 2017)
- Hemigrammus arua F. C. T. Lima, Wosiacki & C. S. Ramos, 2009
- Hemigrammus ataktos Marinho, D'Agosta & Birindelli, 2014 [2]
- Hemigrammus barrigonae C. H. Eigenmann & Henn, 1914
- Hemigrammus bellottii (Steindachner, 1882)
- Hemigrammus boesemani Géry, 1959
- Hemigrammus brevis Durbin, 1911
- Hemigrammus changae Ota, Lima & Hidalgo, 2019
- Hemigrammus coeruleus Durbin, 1908
- Hemigrammus collettii (Steindachner, 1882)
- Hemigrammus copei (Steindachner, 1882)
- Hemigrammus cupreus Durbin, 1918
- Hemigrammus cylindricus Durbin, 1909
- Hemigrammus diagonicus Mendonça & Wosiacki, 2011 [3]
- Hemigrammus durbinae Ota, F. C. T. Lima & Pavanelli, 2015 [4]
- Hemigrammus eigenmanni (Géry, 1964)
- Hemigrammus elegans (Steindachner, 1882)
- Hemigrammus erythrozonus Durbin, 1909 (Glowlight tetra)
- Hemigrammus filamentosus Zarske, 2011 [5]
- Hemigrammus flavus (Britzke, Troy, Oliveira & Benine, 2018
- Hemigrammus gracilis (Lütken, 1875)
- Hemigrammus grammicus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Hemigrammus hyanuary Durbin, 1918 (Costello tetra)
- Hemigrammus iota Durbin, 1909
- Hemigrammus kuroobi Reia & Benine, 2019
- Hemigrammus levis Durbin, 1908
- Hemigrammus lunatus Durbin, 1918 [6]
- Hemigrammus machadoi Ota, F. C. T. Lima & Pavanelli, 2014 [6]
- Hemigrammus mahnerti Uj & Géry, 1989
- Hemigrammus marginatus Durbin, 1911
- Hemigrammus megaceps Fowler, 1945
- Hemigrammus melanochrous Fowler, 1913
- Hemigrammus melogrammus C. H. Eigenmann, 1908
- Hemigrammus micropterus Meek, 1907
- Hemigrammus microstomus Durbin, 1918
- Hemigrammus mimus J. E. Böhlke, 1955
- Hemigrammus ora Zarske, Le Bail & Géry, 2006
- Hemigrammus orthus Durbin, 1909
- Hemigrammus parana Marinho, F. R. de Carvalho, Langeani & Tatsumi, 2008
- Hemigrammus pretoensis Géry, 1965
- Hemigrammus rodwayi Durbin, 1909 (Gold tetra)
- Hemigrammus rubrostriatus Zarske, 2015 [7]
- Hemigrammus schmardae (Steindachner, 1882)
- Hemigrammus silimoni Britski & F. C. T. Lima, 2008
- Hemigrammus stictus (Durbin, 1909)
- Hemigrammus taphorni Benine & G. A. M. Lopes, 2007
- Hemigrammus tocantinsi F. R. de Carvalho, Bertaco & Jerep, 2010
- Hemigrammus tridens C. H. Eigenmann, 1907
- Hemigrammus tupebas (Esguícero & Castro, 2017)
- Hemigrammus ulreyi (Boulenger, 1895)
- Hemigrammus unilineatus (T. N. Gill, 1858) (Feather-fin tetra)
- Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri Géry, 1963
- Hemigrammus xaveriellus Lima, Urbano-Bonilla & Prada-Pedreros, 2020
- Hemigrammus aereus Géry, 1959
- Hemigrammus matei C. H. Eigenmann, 1918
References
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- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hemigrammus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ 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. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20130091.
- ^ Mendonça, M.B.; Wosiacki, W.B. (2011). "A New Species of Hemigrammus from the Lower Amazon Floodplain (Characiformes: Characidae)". Copeia. 2011 (2): 211–215. doi:10.1643/CI-09-214.
- ^ 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3948.2.4. PMID 25947773.
- ^ 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. doi:10.3897/vz.61.e31134.
- ^ a b 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. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20130176.
- ^ 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. doi:10.3897/vz.65.e31499.