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Hemigrammus ocellifer (Steindachner, 1882)

Description

Common Names

  • Yaya , Creole, French , French Guiana
  • Lygtefisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Beacon fish , English , USA
  • Beacon tetra , English , USA
  • Head and tail light tetra , English , Philippines
  • Head-and-tail-light tetra , English , USA
  • Head-and-taillight tetra , English , USA
  • Latern-tetra , Estonian , Estonia
  • Latern-vöötsabatetra , Estonian , Estonia
  • Lyhtytetra , Finnish , Finland
  • Feux-de-position , French , French Guiana
  • Pikilili , Galibi , French Guiana
  • Fleckensalmler , German , Germany
  • Laternensalmler , German , Germany
  • Schlußlichtsalmler , German , Germany
  • 眼点半线脂鲤 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 眼點半線脂鯉 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Olho de fogo , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil
  • Lambari azul , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil
  • Mojarita , Spanish , Peru
  • Tetra ocelada , Spanish , Peru
  • Lykttetra , Swedish , Sweden

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Characiformes

    Family: Characidae

    Genus: Hemigrammus

    Species: Hemigrammus ocellifer (Steindachner, 1882)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    Biology

    Occurs along the coastal zone and prefers water bodies with little current. Lives in groups. Feeds on worms, small insects, crustaceans and plants (Ref. 7020). The males are generally very much smaller and more svelte than the females. It is a very prolific species and its reproduction can easily be carried out in the aquarium (Ref. 12225). With an incubation temperature of 26°C, hatching of the eggs occurs within 48 to 60 hours (Ref. 27188). Maximum length questionable (Ref. 38376). Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic