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Etymology: Hemigrammus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, gramma = letter, signal (Ref. 45335). More on author: Géry.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
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South America: central Amazon in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111518); max. published weight: 0.46 g (Ref. 111518)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Zarske, A. and J. Géry, 2007. Hemigrammus geisleri sp. n. - ein neuer Glassalmler aus dem zentralen Amazonasgebiet, mit einer ergänzenden Beschreibung von Hemigrammus mimus Böhlke, 1955 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae). Vertebr. Zool. 57(1):5-14. (Ref. 58756)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 109396)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00625 - 0.02210), b=3.10 (2.93 - 3.27), based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .