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Scientific Name	**Hemigrammus ocellifer** (Steindachner, 1882)
Common Names	Head-and-tail-light Tetra Schlußlichtsalmler (Germany)
Type Locality	Villa Bella and Cudajas, Amazon River, Brazil [Parintins and Codajás, Amazones, Brazil].
Pronunciation	HEM ee GRAH muss
Etymology	Hemigrammus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, gramma = letter, signal.
Species Information
Size	44mm or 1.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Rivers of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Amazon basin in Brazil and Peru. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, French Guyana Coastal Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
pH	6.0 - 8.0
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
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.
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Last Update	2024 Apr 02 09:14 (species record created: 2013 May 01 22:52)