Got a picture?
Please do send it in!
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Hemigrammus marginatus Ellis, 1911 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Rio Itapicurú at Queimadas, Bahia, Brazil, circa 10°58'S, 39°38'W. |
| Pronunciation | HEM ee GRAH muss - mar gin ah tuss |
| Etymology | Hemigrammus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, gramma = letter, signal. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 45mm or 1.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: São Francisco, Itapicuru, Paraná, and Paraguay River basins, Brazil; Guaporé and Amazon River basins; Orinoco River basin. Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , 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 | Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 8 (no. 1, art. 2), pp 159, Pl. 3 (fig. 3) |
| 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. marginatus on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. marginatus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. marginatus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:4.249.801.5020 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:53 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 10:37) |