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Pretty

Hemigrammus pulcher Ladiges, 1938

Status not recordedbony fish

The pretty (Hemigrammus pulcher) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the pretty

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pretty live?

Not recorded

Is the pretty endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pretty classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusHemigrammus
  7. SpeciesHemigrammus pulcher Ladiges, 1938

Synonyms Holopristis pulchra

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Black wedge tetraEnglish
  • Garnet tetraEnglish
  • Pretty tetraEnglish
  • PragttetraDanish
  • KarfunkelsalmlerGerman
  • MojaritaSpanish
  • LoistotetraFinnish
  • Zwinnik latarnikPolish
  • Olho-de-fogoPortuguese
  • Granatovaya tetraRussian
  • KilfläckstetraSwedish
  • SardinitaSpanish
  • Tetra granateSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pretty

Other species in the same genus Hemigrammus.

Fire neon

Hemigrammus erythrozonus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Beacon fish

Hemigrammus ocellifer

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

January tetra

Hemigrammus hyanuary

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Golden tetra

Hemigrammus rodwayi

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Ulrey's tetra

Hemigrammus ulreyi

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Dash-dot tetra

Hemigrammus bellottii

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

ComparePretty vs Fire neonPretty vs Beacon fishPretty vs January tetraPretty vs Golden tetra

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pretty?

The pretty (Hemigrammus pulcher) belongs to the family Acestrorhamphidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pretty (Hemigrammus pulcher). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pretty

MLA

“Pretty (Hemigrammus pulcher).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pretty.

BibTeX
@misc{pretty_2026,
  title = {Pretty (Hemigrammus pulcher)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pretty},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}