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| Scientific Name | Hemigrammus elegans (Steindachner, 1882) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Obidos, Amazon River, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Tetragonopterus elegans |
| Pronunciation | HEM ee GRAH muss - ELL ee ganz |
| Etymology | Hemigrammus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, gramma = letter, signal. The name elegans is from Latin, meaning tasteful, fine. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon and Tapajós River basins in Brazil; Apure and Aguaro River basins in Venezuela. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 19 (no. 19), pp 179. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up H. elegans on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. elegans on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. elegans on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:4.249.801.5017 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:53 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 10:34) |