Hemigrammus elegans

Hemigrammus elegans

Fish Reaching Four Centimeters in the Amazon Basin

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

Hemigrammus elegans is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. This species has not been recorded since the type series was collected from Obidos on the Amazon River in Brazil in 1882.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Genus: Hemigrammus
Maximum length: 4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Amazon and Tapajós River basins in Brazil; Apure and Aguaro River basins in Venezuela.

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