Description

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).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Hemigrammus

Species: Hemigrammus filamentosus Zarske, 2011

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic