Hemigrammus
Glowlight ( Hemigrammus erythrozonus )
Hemigrammus ( Gr. " hemi " = half, " Programs" = line ( half- page line) ) is a genus of tropical freshwater fish belonging to the family of the Real tetras. The native to the northern and central South America fish are comparatively small and swarm -forming. Their systematic classification and assignment to a family is not yet fully understood.
Features
Hemigrammus types are two to four inches long. Your body is elongated, flattened at different heights and sides. The dorsal fin is short, the anal fin long. Both pointed in front. An adipose fin is present. The caudal fin is bilobed. In contrast to the species of the genus Hyphesso, with those in the other there is a close relationship between the species of the genus Hemigrammus on the tail fin base are scaly. In addition, the species differ in the dentition.
Species
- Hemigrammus aereus Gery, 1959
- Hemigrammus analis Durbin, 1909
- Hemigrammus arua Lima, Wosiacki & Ramos, 2009
- Hemigrammus barrigonae Eigenmann & Henn, 1914
- Hemigrammus bellottii ( Steindachner, 1882)
- Bleher Rummy ( Hemigrammus bleheri ) Gery & Mahnert, 1986
- Hemigrammus boesemani Gery, 1959
- Hemigrammus brevis Ellis, 1911
- Hemigrammus coeruleus Durbin in Eigenmann, 1908
- Hemigrammus cupreus Durbin in Eigenmann, 1918
- Hemigrammus cylindricus Durbin, 1909
- Hemigrammus diagonicus Mendonça & Wosiacki, 2011
- Gold dash Glassalmler ( Hemigrammus elegans ( Steindachner, 1882) )
- Glowlight ( Hemigrammus erythrozonus ) Durbin, 1909
- Hemigrammus falsus Meinken, 1958
- Hemigrammus filamentosus Zarske, 2011
- Hemigrammus geisleri Zarske & Gery, 2007
- Hemigrammus gracilis ( Lütken, 1875)
- Hemigrammus guyanensis Gery, 1959
- Hemigrammus haraldi Gery, 1961
- Green Neon or the Costellosalmler ( Hemigrammus hyanuary ) Durbin in Eigenmann, 1918
- Hemigrammus iota Durbin, 1909
- Hemigrammus levis Durbin in Eigenmann, 1908
- Hemigrammus luelingi Gery, 1964
- Hemigrammus lunatus Durbin in Eigenmann, 1918
- Hemigrammus mahnerti Uj & Gery, 1989
- Bassamsalmler ( Hemigrammus marginatus ) Ellis, 1911
- Hemigrammus matai Eigenmann, 1918
- Hemigrammus maxillary ( Fowler, 1932)
- Hemigrammus megaceps Fowler, 1945
- Hemigrammus melanochrous Fowler, 1913
- Hemigrammus micropterus Meek in Eigenmann & Ogle, 1907
- Hemigrammus microstomus Durbin in Eigenmann, 1918
- Hemigrammus mimus Bohlke, 1955
- Hemigrammus neptunus Zarske et Gery, 2002
- Hemigrammus newboldi ( Fernández- Yépez, 1949)
- Schlusslichtsalmler ( Hemigrammus ocellifer ) ( Steindachner, 1882)
- Hemigrammus ora Zarske, Le Bail & Gery, 2006
- Hemigrammus orthus Durbin, 1909
- Hemigrammus pretoensis Gery, 1965
- Karfunkelsalmler ( Hemigrammus pulcher ) Chocoholics, 1938
- Rotmaulsalmler ( Hemigrammus rhodostomus ) Ahl, 1924
- Hemigrammus rodwayi Durbin, 1909
- Hemigrammus schmardae ( Steindachner, 1882)
- Hemigrammus silimoni Britski & Lima, 2008
- Blutschwanzsalmler ( Hemigrammus stictus ) ( Durbin, 1909)
- Hemigrammus taphorni Benine & Lopes, 2007
- Hemigrammus tocantinsi Carvalho, Bertaco & Jerep, 2010
- Hemigrammus tridens Eigenmann in Eigenmann & Ogle, 1907
- Flaggensalmler ( Hemigrammus Ulrey ) ( Boulenger, 1895)
- Schwanzstrichsalmler ( Hemigrammus unilineatus ) ( Gill, 1858) ( type species )
- Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri Gery, 1963
- Hemigrammus yinyang Lima & Sousa, 2009
Hunting and
The peaceful animals are usually excellent for keeping in aquaria. They prefer mostly a rather soft, slightly acidic water. The color beauty of most animals comes to best advantage against a dark ground.