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Hemigrammus schmardae

No common name
Collection Details

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Characiformes (Characins) Characidae (Characins) Hemigrammus Hemigrammus schmardae

Description

This species account was compiled from FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version 04/2025.) and processed using AI-assisted text extraction. It may contain errors in spelling, punctuation, or formatting. When citing, please reference the original source rather than this page. Learn more about our species accounts.

Characters

Body shape: elongated.

Distribution

South America: Amazon, Negro and Orinoco River basins.

Habitat Associations

Freshwater. benthopelagic.

Biology

Maximum length reported to reach 5 cm TL (Ref. 2060).
Max length: 5.4 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Spawns during dawn.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2021-03-04. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

References

Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl (1985) Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p.
Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. … (2003) Genera Incertae Sedis in Characidae. p. 106-168. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Nobile, A.B., D. Freitas-Souza, F.P. Lima, L.B. Vieira, B.F. Melo and C. Oliveira (2017) Length-weight and length-length relationships of 16 fish species from Amapá, Brazilian Amazon. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 33:1058-1061.

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