Hemigrammus

Hemigrammus
Hemigrammus hyanuary
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Hemigrammus
T. N. Gill, 1858

Hemigrammus is a genus of characins from South America, including Trinidad. A few of these species are popular aquarium fish.

Species

There are currently 57 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.