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Tetra (Hemigrammus boesemani)
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Tetra (Hemigrammus boesemani) specimen
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Acestrorhamphidae

Tetra

Hemigrammus boesemani

Fish Reaching Three Point Three Centimeters in South American Waters

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Tetra is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 3.3 cm.

Maximum length
3.3 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
South America: Maroni, Mana, Iracoubo, Sinnamary, Kourou, Comté, and Kaw rivers, French Guiana; Suriname; upper Amazon in Peru.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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