Hemigrammus

Hemigrammus
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: incertae sedis
Genus: Hemigrammus
T. N. Gill, 1858

Hemigrammus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America (including Trinidad) and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around 11 cm (4.3 in).[1]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hemigrammus". FishBase. January 2016 version.