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Scientific Name	**Hemigrammus ulreyi** (Boulenger, 1895)
Common Names	Broken-line Tetra Flaggensalmler (Germany)
Type Locality	Descalvados, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Tetragonopterus ulreyi
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: Paraguay River basin. La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) 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.
pH	5.8 - 7.2
Temperature	23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895 (pt 3), pp 529.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:53 (species record created: 2013 May 28 13:40)