Hemigrammus
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| Hemigrammus | |
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| Hemigrammus erythrozonus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Pristellinae |
| Genus: | Hemigrammus T. N. Gill, 1858[1] |
| Type species | |
| Poecilurichthys (Hemigrammus) unilineatus Gill 1858[1] | |
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Hemigrammus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes that belongs to the family Acestrorhamphidae (American characins). Members of this genus are found in South America, including Trinidad. The are commonly seen in the aquarium trade.
