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Scientific Name Hemigrammus elegans  (Steindachner, 1882)
Common Name
Type Locality Obidos, Amazon River, Brazil.
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.
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Size 40mm or 1.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 19 (no. 19), pp 179.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 27 02:23 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 10:34)