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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Moenkhausia Hemigrammoides

Moenkhausia hemigrammoides Géry, 1965
Max Length
4 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Prefers clear waters and counter current zones of the rapids and the creeks with a rocky bottom. It is a gregarious species and its bright colors make it a potential aquarium species .

Scientific Name
Moenkhausia hemigrammoides
Authority
Géry, 1965
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
4 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Water Temp
22–25 °C
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Characiformes
Characiformes
Family
Acestrorhamphidae
Acestrorhamphidae
Genus
Moenkhausia
Moenkhausia
Species
Moenkhausia Hemigrammoides
Moenkhausia hemigrammoides

🐟 Physical Description

colors make it a potential aquarium species .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Moenkhausia Hemigrammoides is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Moenkhausia Hemigrammoides is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Moenkhausia Hemigrammoides is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: ? - 7.5; dH range: ? - 15. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C South America: Suriname and French Guiana.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0166 × L3.15 (TL)
Max TL
4cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Temperature Range
22–25°C
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2021

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Géry, 1965

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 52 records indexed .

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