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Hyphessobrycon ulreyi

Hemigrammus ulreyi
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Scientific classification
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


Hyphessobrycon ulreyi Boulenger, 1895

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

This aquarium fish suitable for a community aquarium can reach 5 cm (2 in) in length and does well at temperatures of 21 to 29°C (70 to 85°F).

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.


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