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Scientific Name Hemigrammus levis  Durbin, 1908
Common Name
Type Locality Lago Maximo [small lake near Parintins], Villa Bella and Lake Jose Assu, Brazil.
Pronunciation HEM ee GRAH muss
Etymology Hemigrammus: Greek, hemi = half + Greek, gramma = letter, signal. 
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Size 48mm or 1.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 52 (no. 6), pp 100.
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Last Update 2017 Aug 16 11:58 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 10:37)