Hemigrammus pulcher

Hemigrammus pulcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Hemigrammus
Species:
H. pulcher
Binomial name
Hemigrammus pulcher
Ladiges, 1938

Hemigrammus pulcher is a semi-popular aquarium species, also known as the pretty tetra, garnet tetra or black wedge tetra.[1] In the wild, the species is found near Iquitos in the Peruvian Amazon, and probably also in Brazil and Colombia.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Chuctaya, J.; Ortega Torres, H.; Correa, E.; Reis, R.; Lima, F. (2016). "Hemigrammus pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T167811A53822474. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T167811A53822474.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.