Description

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Common Names

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Yaya , Creole, French , French Guiana

Tulitäplätetra , Finnish , Finland

Pikili , Galibi , French Guiana

Rotpunktsalmler , German , Germany

圭亚那半线脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China

圭亞那半線脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Ixha , Palicur (Palikur) , French Guiana

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Characiformes

Family: Characidae

Genus: Hemigrammus

Species: Hemigrammus guyanensis Géry, 1959

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Prefers the counter current zones and flood zones of creeks where the substrate is covered with leaves and alluvial deposits (Ref. 12225). Maximum length reported to reach 4 cm SL (Ref. 12225).

Habitat

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benthopelagic