Garnet tetra

Hemigrammus pulcher

Acestrorhamphid Fish beneath Colombian Waters

Freshwater fish
Small

Holopristis pulcher, the pretty tetra, garnet tetra or black wedge tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae. In the wild, the species is found near Iquitos in the Peruvian Amazon, and probably also in Brazil and Colombia.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Genus: Hemigrammus
Maximum length: 3.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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