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Hemigrammus ulreyi

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Hemigrammus ulreyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Hemigrammus
Species:
H. ulreyi
Binomial name
Hemigrammus ulreyi
(Boulenger, 1895)
Synonyms

Hyphessobrycon ulreyi Boulenger, 1895

Hemigrammus ulreyi, commonly known as Ulrey's tetra, is a Paraguayan tropical aquarium fish from the family Characidae named in honor of the biologist Albert B. Ulrey. It was originally named Tetragonopterus ulreyi in 1895.[2]

In the aquarium

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This aquarium fish suitable for a community aquarium can reach 5 cm (2.0 in) in length and does well at temperatures of 21 to 29 °C (70 to 84 °F).[3]

Breeding

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The breeding size is 4 cm (1.6 in). Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod, editor of Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine, and Dr. Leonard P. Schultz, retired curator of fishes at the Smithsonian Institution, wrote that the breeding of this species is a problem, since the species is nearly identical to Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus and is difficult to spawn.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Lima, F. (2023). "Hemigrammus ulreyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T164583490A164583503. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164583490A164583503.en. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hemigrammus ulreyi". FishBase. August 2014 version.
  3. ^ a b Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod and Dr. Leonard P. Schultz, Handbook of Tropical Aquarium Fishes (Neptune City: T.F.H. Publications, Inc., 1983), 226.