Hemigrammus
| 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 |
| Type species | |
| Poecilurichthys (Hemigrammus) unilineatus Gill 1858
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Hemigrammus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this genus are found in South America, including Trinidad, and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around 11 cm (4.3 in).