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  • Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri
  • Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri
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Scientific Name Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri  Géry, 1963
Common Name Platinum Tetra
Type Locality Near Tapurucuara, upper Rio Negro, Brazil.
Pronunciation HEM ee GRAH muss
Etymology Hemigrammus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, gramma = letter, signal. 
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Size 33mm or 1.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Middle Negro River basin.
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Middle Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
Temperature 23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show species within this range)
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 12 (no. 3), pp 11, Fig. 1, plus 1 unnumbered.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 27 12:35 (species record created: 2013 May 04 15:56)