Hemigrammus taphorni

The Hemigrammus taphorni lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

The description of the new species, named Hemigrammus taphorni, is published in a recent issue of the journal Zootaxa. According to the authors Ricardo Benine and Guilherme Lopes, H. taphorni can be distinguished from other members of the genus in having “... More

Hemigrammus taphorni, is published in a recent issue of the journal Zootaxa. More

Hemigrammus taphorni is named after the Venezuelan ichthyologist Donald Taphorn, who first collected this species. For more information, see the paper: Benine, RC and GAM Lopes (2007) A new species of Hemigrammus Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae) from Río Caura, Venezuela. More

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