Hemigrammus collettii
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A tetra from the Amazon basin, from Peru to the Guianas. It lives in calm, slow stretches of large rivers over muddy bottoms. Peaceful and schooling.
- Scientific name
- Hemigrammus collettii
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Acestrorhamphidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Moenkhausia colletti, Moenkhausia collettii, Tetragonopterus colletii, Tetragonopterus collettii
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- pH
- 5.6–7.2
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6.4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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