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Family: Characidae Characins; tetras



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hemibrycon brevispini South America 9.0 SL 2009
Hemibrycon cairoensis South America 8.5 SL 2009
Hemibrycon cardalensis South America 8.7 SL 2013
Hemibrycon carrilloi South America 6.7 SL 1960
Hemibrycon colombianus South America 10.6 SL 1914
Hemibrycon dariensis Central America 6.5 SL 1916
Hemibrycon decurrens South America 5.7 SL 1913
Hemibrycon dentatus South America 11.8 SL 1913
Hemibrycon divisorensis South America 8.2 SL 2007
Hemibrycon fasciatus South America 8.3 SL 2013
Hemibrycon guejarensis South America 7.8 SL 2018
Hemibrycon helleri South America 10 SL 1927
Hemibrycon huambonicus South America 11.9 SL 1882
Hemibrycon inambari South America 8.7 SL 2010
Hemibrycon jabonero South America 11.5 SL 1944
Hemibrycon jelskii South America 10.2 SL 1876
Hemibrycon metae South America 9.3 SL 1930
Hemibrycon microformaa South America 3.1 SL 2007
Hemibrycon mikrostiktos South America 4.4 SL 2010
Hemibrycon orcesi South America 5 SL 1958
Hemibrycon paez South America 9.4 SL 2010
Hemibrycon palomae South America 8.9 SL 2010
Hemibrycon polyodon South America 16.8 SL 1864
Hemibrycon quindos South America 5.2 SL 2010
Hemibrycon rafaelensis South America 9.0 SL 2008
Hemibrycon raqueliae South America 9.9 SL 2010
Hemibrycon sanjuanensis South America 8.5 SL 2014
Hemibrycon santamartae South America 2010
Hemibrycon sierraensis South America, Colombia 7.2 SL 2015
Hemibrycon surinamensis South America 9.5 SL 1962
Hemibrycon taeniurus Mountain stream sardine Central America 8.2 SL 1858
Hemibrycon tridens Jumping tetra South America 6.5 SL 1922
Hemibrycon velox South America 11 SL 1964
Hemibrycon virolinica South America 9.8 SL 2010
Hemibrycon yacopiae South America 8.9 SL 2010
Hemigrammus aereus South America 2.4 SL 1959
Hemigrammus analis South America 3.9 TL 1909
Hemigrammus arua South America 3 SL 2009
Hemigrammus ataktos South America 3.8 SL 2014
Hemigrammus barrigonae South America 4.1 SL 1914
Hemigrammus bellottii South America 3.3 SL 1882
Hemigrammus boesemani South America 3.3 SL 1959
Hemigrammus brevis South America 3.6 TL 1911
Hemigrammus changae South America 3.2 SL 2019
Hemigrammus coeruleus South America 5.8 TL 1908
Hemigrammus cupreus South America 5.3 TL 1918
Hemigrammus cylindricus South America 10.8 TL 1909
Hemigrammus diagonicus South America 2.8 SL 2011
Hemigrammus durbinae South America 2.8 SL 2015
Hemigrammus elegans South America 4 SL 1882
Hemigrammus erythrozonus Glowlight tetra South America 3.3 TL 1909
Hemigrammus falsus Head-and-tail-light fish South America 1958
Hemigrammus filamentosus South America 3.6 SL 2011
Hemigrammus geisleri South America 3.5 TL 2007
Hemigrammus gracilis South America 4.4 SL 1875
Hemigrammus guyanensis South America 3.5 SL 1959
Hemigrammus haraldi South America 2.7 SL 1961
Hemigrammus hyanuary January tetra South America 4.4 TL 1918
Hemigrammus iota South America 2.1 TL 1909
Hemigrammus levis South America 5.9 TL 1908
Hemigrammus luelingi South America 2.5 SL 1964
Hemigrammus lunatus South America 4.8 TL 1918
Hemigrammus machadoi South America 3.6 SL 2014
Hemigrammus mahnerti South America 2.8 SL 1989
Hemigrammus marginatus South America 4.5 SL 1911
Hemigrammus matei South America 4.3 TL 1918
Hemigrammus megaceps South America 2.8 TL 1945
Hemigrammus melanochrous South America 3 TL 1913
Hemigrammus micropterus South America 4 SL 1907
Hemigrammus microstomus South America 4 SL 1918
Hemigrammus mimus South America 2.8 SL 1955
Hemigrammus neptunus South America 3.2 SL 2002
Hemigrammus newboldi South America 5 SL 1949
Hemigrammus ocellifer Head-and-taillight tetra South America 4.9 TL 1882
Hemigrammus ora South America 3.8 SL 2006
Hemigrammus orthus South America 3.4 TL 1909
Hemigrammus parana South America 3.1 SL 2008
Hemigrammus pretoensis South America 5.1 SL 1965
Hemigrammus pulcher Garnet tetra South America 3.3 SL 1938
Hemigrammus rodwayi South America 5.3 TL 1909
Hemigrammus rubrostriatus South America 4.9 SL 2015
Hemigrammus schmardae South America 5.4 TL 1882
Hemigrammus silimoni South America 3.3 SL 2008
Hemigrammus skolioplatus South America 2005
Hemigrammus stictus South America 4.3 TL 1909
Hemigrammus taphorni South America 4.2 SL 2007
Hemigrammus tocantinsi South America 3.7 SL 2010
Hemigrammus tridens South America 2 SL 1907
Hemigrammus ulreyi South America 4.4 TL 1895
Hemigrammus unilineatus Featherfin tetra Central and South America 5.3 TL 1858
Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri South America 3.3 SL 1963
Hemigrammus yinyang South America 2.9 SL 2009
Heterocheirodon jacuiensis South America 4.0 SL 1999
Heterocheirodon yatai South America 4.2 SL 1992
Hollandichthys multifasciatus South America 9.6 SL 1900
Hollandichthys taramandahy South America 8.8 SL 2013
Hyphessobrycon acaciae South America 2.9 SL 2010
Hyphessobrycon agulha South America 4.3 SL 1913
Hyphessobrycon albolineatus South America 2.6 SL 1950
Hyphessobrycon amandae Ember tetra South America 2.0 SL 1987
Hyphessobrycon amapaensis South America 3.0 SL 1998
Hyphessobrycon amaronensis South America 2.7 SL 2010
Hyphessobrycon arianae South America 2.4 SL 1989
Hyphessobrycon auca South America 4.2 SL 2004
Hyphessobrycon axelrodi Calypso tetra Central America 2.2 SL 1959
Hyphessobrycon balbus South America 6 TL 1927
Hyphessobrycon bentosi Ornate tetra South America 4.3 SL 1908
Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus Yellow tetra South America 4.7 TL 1911
Hyphessobrycon borealis South America 2.8 SL 2006
Hyphessobrycon boulengeri South America 4.5 TL 1907
Hyphessobrycon brumado South America 3.2 SL 2010
Hyphessobrycon cachimbensis South America 4.9 SL 1964
Hyphessobrycon catableptus South America 1.8 TL 1909
Hyphessobrycon chocoensis South America 4.0 SL 2013
Hyphessobrycon clavatus South America 3.1 SL 2015
Hyphessobrycon coelestinus South America 3.3 SL 1929
Hyphessobrycon columbianus South America 7 TL 2002
Hyphessobrycon comodoro Emerald green tetra South America 3.9 SL 2022
Hyphessobrycon compressus Mayan tetra North America 4.4 TL 1904
Hyphessobrycon condotensis South America 4 TL 1913
Hyphessobrycon copelandi South America 5 TL 1908
Hyphessobrycon cyanotaenia South Amercia 3.7 SL 2006
Hyphessobrycon diancistrus South America 3.7 SL 1977
Hyphessobrycon diastatos South America 2.7 SL 2014
Hyphessobrycon dorsalis South America 3.7 SL 2014
Hyphessobrycon duragenys South America 6.8 TL 1911
Hyphessobrycon ecuadorensis South America 2.1 SL 1915
Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis South America 3.1 TL 1914
Hyphessobrycon eilyos South America 2.5 2003
Hyphessobrycon elachys South America 2 SL 1984
Hyphessobrycon eos Dawn tetra South America 4.2 TL 1909
Hyphessobrycon epicharis South America 3.3 SL 1997
Hyphessobrycon eques Jewel tetra South America 4 SL 1882
Hyphessobrycon ericae South America 4.0 SL 2017
Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma Bleeding-heart tetra South America 6.1 SL 1943
Hyphessobrycon eschwartzae South America 3.2 SL 2013
Hyphessobrycon fernandezi South America 3.7 SL 1972
Hyphessobrycon flammeus Flame tetra South America 2.6 SL 1924
Hyphessobrycon frankei South America 3.4 SL 1997
Hyphessobrycon georgettae South America 3.2 SL 1961
Hyphessobrycon gracilior South America 2.2 SL 1964
Hyphessobrycon griemi Goldspotted tetra South America 2.9 SL 1957
Hyphessobrycon hamatus South Amreica 4.5 SL 2005
Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi South America 2.1 TL 1960
Hyphessobrycon hasemani South America 2.8 SL 1913
Hyphessobrycon heliacus South America 2.8 SL 2002
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi Black neon tetra South America 3.2 SL 1961
Hyphessobrycon heteresthes South America 1.7 TL 1894
Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus Flag tetra South America 3.6 TL 1894
Hyphessobrycon hexastichos South America 2005
Hyphessobrycon hildae South America 1.9 SL 1950
Hyphessobrycon igneus South America 4.2 SL 1980
Hyphessobrycon iheringi South America 4.2 SL 1941
Hyphessobrycon inconstans South America 4.5 TL 1907
Hyphessobrycon isiri South America 2006
Hyphessobrycon itaparicensis South America 3.8 SL 2001
Hyphessobrycon jackrobertsi South America 3.4 SL 2014
Hyphessobrycon kayabi South America 2.8 SL 2014
Hyphessobrycon khardinae South America 3.9 SL 2008
Hyphessobrycon klausanni South America 2.8 SL 2017
Hyphessobrycon langeanii South America 5.9 SL 2003
Hyphessobrycon latus South America 5 SL 1941
Hyphessobrycon loretoensis Loreto tetra South America 2.4 SL 1938
Hyphessobrycon loweae South America 3.2 SL 1994
Hyphessobrycon maculicauda South America 4.3 TL 1936
Hyphessobrycon margitae South America 4 SL 2016
Hyphessobrycon mavro South America 3.4 SL 2010
Hyphessobrycon megalopterus Black phantom tetra South America 3.6 SL 1915
Hyphessobrycon melanostichos South America 3.7 SL 2006
Hyphessobrycon melasemeion South America 3.9 SL 1945
Hyphessobrycon melazonatus South America 3.8 TL 1908
Hyphessobrycon meridionalis South America 5 SL 1978
Hyphessobrycon metae South America 4 SL 1914
Hyphessobrycon micropterus South America 2.7 SL 1915
Hyphessobrycon milleri Central America 2.9 SL 1908
Hyphessobrycon minimus South America 2.1 TL 1909
Hyphessobrycon minor South America 3.1 SL 1909
Hyphessobrycon moniliger South America 3.1 SL 2002
Hyphessobrycon montagi South America 3.1 SL 2014
Hyphessobrycon mutabilis South America 2.7 SL 1994
Hyphessobrycon myrmex South America 2.4 SL 2017
Hyphessobrycon natagaima South America, Colombia 4.7 SL 2015
Hyphessobrycon negodagua South America 2.8 SL 2001
Hyphessobrycon nicolasi South America 5.1 SL 2010
Hyphessobrycon niger South America 2.8 SL 2010
Hyphessobrycon nigricinctus South America 2004
Hyphessobrycon notidanos South America 2.9 SL 2006
Hyphessobrycon ocasoensis South America 4.4 SL 2008
Hyphessobrycon oritoensis South America 4.3 SL 2008
Hyphessobrycon otrynus South America 3.4 SL 2008
Hyphessobrycon paepkei South America 3.4 SL 2014
Hyphessobrycon panamensis Central and South America 4.4 SL 1908
Hyphessobrycon pando Pando tetra South America 3.7 SL 2009
Hyphessobrycon parvellus South America 2.2 SL 1911
Hyphessobrycon paucilepis South America 2.9 SL 2008
Hyphessobrycon peruvianus Peruvian tetra South America 3.9 SL 1938
Hyphessobrycon peugeotorum South America 3.2 SL 2013
Hyphessobrycon piabinhas South America 3.2 SL 1941
Hyphessobrycon pinnistriatus South America 2017
Hyphessobrycon piranga South America 2018
Hyphessobrycon poecilioides South America 6.9 TL 1913
Hyphessobrycon procerus South America 3.3 SL 1987
Hyphessobrycon procyon South America 3.2 SL 2016
Hyphessobrycon proteus South America 7.4 TL 1913
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis Lemon tetra South America 3.8 SL 1937
Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus South America 4.5 SL 1993
Hyphessobrycon pytai South America 3.8 SL 1993
Hyphessobrycon reticulatus South America 5.3 SL 1911
Hyphessobrycon rheophilus South America 4.2 SL 2019
Hyphessobrycon robustulus South America 4.4 TL 1870
Hyphessobrycon rosaceus Rosy tetra South America 3.4 SL 1909
Hyphessobrycon roseus South America 1.9 SL 1960
Hyphessobrycon rutiliflavidus South America 5.8 SL 2008
Hyphessobrycon saizi South America 2.3 SL 1964
Hyphessobrycon santae South America 7.1 SL 1907
Hyphessobrycon savagei Central America 3.7 SL 1967
Hyphessobrycon schauenseei South America 3.1 SL 1926
Hyphessobrycon scholzei Blackline tetra South America 4 TL 1937
Hyphessobrycon scutulatus South America 3.5 SL 2003
Hyphessobrycon sebastiani South America 4.6 SL 2010
Hyphessobrycon simulatus South America 3 SL 1960
Hyphessobrycon socolofi Spotfin tetra South America 5.6 SL 1977
Hyphessobrycon sovichthys South America 3 SL 1944
Hyphessobrycon stegemanni Savanna tetra South America 3.1 SL 1961
Hyphessobrycon stramineus South America 3.8 TL 1918
Hyphessobrycon sweglesi Red phantom tetra South America 3.2 SL 1961
Hyphessobrycon taguae South America 3.1 SL 2010
Hyphessobrycon takasei Coffee-bean tetra South America 3.0 SL 1964
Hyphessobrycon taphorni Asia 2.9 SL 2013
Hyphessobrycon taurocephalus South America 5.5 TL 1911
Hyphessobrycon tenuis South America 2.6 SL 1964
Hyphessobrycon togoi South America 6.8 SL 2006
Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae Central America 3.9 SL 1958
Hyphessobrycon tropis South America 2.1 SL 1963
Hyphessobrycon tukunai South America 2.1 SL 1965
Hyphessobrycon tuyensis South America 3.1 SL 2008
Hyphessobrycon uaiso South America 5.3 SL 2013
Hyphessobrycon vilmae South America 2.9 SL 1966
Hyphessobrycon vinaceus South America 6.3 SL 2007
Hyphessobrycon wadai South America 3.5 SL 2016
Hyphessobrycon wajat South America 3.1 SL 1999
Hyphessobrycon weitzmanorum South America 2003
Hyphessobrycon werneri South America 3.2 SL 1987
Hyphessobrycon wosiackii South America 3.5 SL 2017
Hyphessobrycon zoe South America 3.0 SL 2020
Hypobrycon leptorhynchus South America 4.8 SL 1996
Hypobrycon maromba South America 4.8 SL 1994
Hysteronotus megalostomus South America 4.2 SL 1911
Inpaichthys kerri Royal tetra South America 2.8 SL 1977
Iotabrycon praecox South America 2.2 SL 1973



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