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Etymology: Hemigrammus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, gramma = letter, signal (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Rio Araguaya basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 87321)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Can be diagnosed from its closely related species Hemigrammus taphorni by the following characters: absence of humeral spot (vs. presence); a longitudinal band in the caudal region of the body and absence of caudal spot (vs. presence of caudal spot); 32-35 scales on lateral line (vs. 30-32) (Ref. 87321).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zarske, A., 2011. Hemigrammus filamentosus spec. nov. - der Südamerikanische Fadensalmler, ein neuer Salmler (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae) aus dem Araguaya-Becken in Brasilien. Vertebr. Zool. 61(1):3-12. (Ref. 87321)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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