Hemigrammus elegans

Hemigrammus elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Genus: Hemigrammus
Species:
H. elegans
Binomial name
Hemigrammus elegans
Synonyms[3]

Tetragonopterus elegans Steindachner, 1882

Hemigrammus elegans is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[3] This species has not been recorded since the type series was collected from Obidos on the Amazon River in Brazil in 1882.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Lima, F. (2023). "Hemigrammus elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T175965480A175965499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T175965480A175965499.en. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ Steindachner, F. 1882. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Flussfische Südamerika's (IV). Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 19(19), pages 175–180
  3. ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hemigrammus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 October 2025.