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Ulrey's tetra

Hemigrammus ulreyi (Boulenger, 1895)

Status not recordedbony fish

The ulrey's tetra (Hemigrammus ulreyi) is a species in the family Acestrorhamphidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the ulrey's tetra

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 ulrey's tetra live?

Not recorded

Is the ulrey's tetra 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 ulrey's tetra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyAcestrorhamphidae
  6. genusHemigrammus
  7. SpeciesHemigrammus ulreyi (Boulenger, 1895)

Synonyms Tetragonopterus ulreyi

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Goldentip tetraEnglish
  • tetra UlreyovaCzech
  • FlaggensalmlerGerman
  • Tetra Linea RotaSpanish
  • Ulrey-verdadeiroPortuguese
  • Ulreys SalmlerGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ulrey's tetra

Other species in the same genus Hemigrammus.

Fire neon

Hemigrammus erythrozonus

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Beacon fish

Hemigrammus ocellifer

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Pretty

Hemigrammus pulcher

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

January tetra

Hemigrammus hyanuary

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Golden tetra

Hemigrammus rodwayi

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

Dash-dot tetra

Hemigrammus bellottii

AcestrorhamphidaeNo free photo yet

CompareUlrey's tetra vs Fire neonUlrey's tetra vs Beacon fishUlrey's tetra vs PrettyUlrey's tetra vs January tetra

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ulrey's tetra?

The ulrey's tetra (Hemigrammus ulreyi) belongs to the family Acestrorhamphidae in the order Characiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ulrey's tetra (Hemigrammus ulreyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ulreys-tetra

MLA

“Ulrey's tetra (Hemigrammus ulreyi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ulreys-tetra.

BibTeX
@misc{ulreys_tetra_2026,
  title = {Ulrey's tetra (Hemigrammus ulreyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ulreys-tetra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}