Hemigrammus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this genus are found in 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
There are currently 55 recognized species in this genus:
- Hemigrammus amacayacu <small>AlbornozâÂÂGarzón, MéndezâÂÂLópez, DoNascimiento & Lima, 2019</small>
- Hemigrammus analis <small>Durbin, 1909</small>
- Hemigrammus apiaka <small>(EsguÃÂcero & Castro, 2017)</small>
- Hemigrammus arua <small>F. C. T. Lima, Wosiacki & C. S. Ramos, 2009</small>
- Hemigrammus ataktos <small>Marinho, D'Agosta & Birindelli, 2014</small>
- Hemigrammus barrigonae <small>C. H. Eigenmann & Henn, 1914</small>
- Hemigrammus bellottii <small>(Steindachner, 1882)</small>
- Hemigrammus boesemani <small>Géry, 1959</small>
- Hemigrammus brevis <small>Durbin, 1911</small>
- Hemigrammus changae <small>Ota, F. C. T. Lima & Hidalgo, 2019</small>
- Hemigrammus coeruleus <small>Durbin, 1908</small>
- Hemigrammus collettii <small>(Steindachner, 1882)</small>
- Hemigrammus copei <small>(Steindachner, 1882)</small>
- Hemigrammus cupreus <small>Durbin, 1918</small>
- Hemigrammus cylindricus <small>Durbin, 1909</small>
- Hemigrammus diagonicus <small>Mendonça & Wosiacki, 2011</small>
- Hemigrammus durbinae <small>Ota, F. C. T. Lima & Pavanelli, 2015</small>
- Hemigrammus eigenmanni <small>(Géry, 1964)</small>
- Hemigrammus elegans <small>(Steindachner, 1882)</small>
- Hemigrammus erythrozonus <small>Durbin, 1909</small> (Glowlight tetra)
- Hemigrammus filamentosus <small>Zarske, 2011</small>
- Hemigrammus flavus <small>(Britzke, Troy, Oliveira & Benine, 2018</small>
- Hemigrammus gracilis <small>(Lütken, 1875)</small>
- Hemigrammus grammicus <small>C. H. Eigenmann, 1912</small>
- Hemigrammus hyanuary <small>Durbin, 1918</small> (Costello tetra)
- Hemigrammus iota <small>Durbin, 1909</small>
- Hemigrammus kuroobi <small>Reia & Benine, 2019</small>
- Hemigrammus levis <small>Durbin, 1908</small>
- Hemigrammus lunatus <small>Durbin, 1918</small>
- Hemigrammus machadoi <small>Ota, F. C. T. Lima & Pavanelli, 2014</small>
- Hemigrammus mahnerti <small>Uj & Géry, 1989</small>
- Hemigrammus marginatus <small>Durbin, 1911</small>
- Hemigrammus megaceps <small>Fowler, 1945</small>
- Hemigrammus melanochrous <small>Fowler, 1913</small>
- Hemigrammus melogrammus <small>C. H. Eigenmann, 1908</small>
- Hemigrammus micropterus <small>Meek, 1907</small>
- Hemigrammus microstomus <small>Durbin, 1918</small>
- Hemigrammus mimus <small>J. E. Böhlke, 1955</small>
- Hemigrammus ora <small>Zarske, Le Bail & Géry, 2006</small>
- Hemigrammus orthus <small>Durbin, 1909</small>
- Hemigrammus parana <small>Marinho, F. R. de Carvalho, Langeani & Tatsumi, 2008</small>
- Hemigrammus pretoensis <small>Géry, 1965</small>
- Hemigrammus rodwayi <small>Durbin, 1909</small> (Gold tetra)
- Hemigrammus rubrostriatus <small>Zarske, 2015</small>
- Hemigrammus schmardae <small>(Steindachner, 1882)</small>
- Hemigrammus silimoni <small>Britski & F. C. T. Lima, 2008</small>
- Hemigrammus stictus <small>(Durbin, 1909)</small>
- Hemigrammus taphorni <small>Benine & G. A. M. Lopes, 2007</small>
- Hemigrammus tocantinsi <small>F. R. de Carvalho, Bertaco & Jerep, 2010</small>
- Hemigrammus tridens <small>C. H. Eigenmann, 1907</small>
- Hemigrammus tupebas <small>(EsguÃÂcero & Castro, 2017)</small>
- Hemigrammus ulreyi <small>(Boulenger, 1895)</small>
- Hemigrammus unilineatus <small>(T. N. Gill, 1858)</small> (Feather-fin tetra)
- Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri <small>Géry, 1963</small>
- Hemigrammus xaveriellus <small>Lima, Urbano-Bonilla & Prada-Pedreros, 2020</small>
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