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Scientific Name Hemigrammus coeruleus  Durbin, 1908
Common Name
Type Locality Manacapuru, Amazon River, Brazil.
Pronunciation HEM ee GRAH muss
Etymology Hemigrammus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, gramma = letter, signal. 
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Size 58mm or 2.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Solimões and lower Negro River basins.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 52 (no. 6), pp 99
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Last Update 2013 Oct 09 10:31 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 10:26)