Aphyocharax

Aphyocharax is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 12 currently described species in this genus are:[1]

  • Aphyocharax agassizii (Steindachner, 1882)
  • Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869) (goldencrown tetra)
  • Aphyocharax anisitsi C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 (bloodfin tetra)
  • Aphyocharax colifax Taphorn & Thomerson, 1991
  • Aphyocharax dentatus C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
  • Aphyocharax erythrurus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 (flame tail tetra)
  • Aphyocharax gracilis Fowler, 1940
  • Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882)
  • Aphyocharax paraguayensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 (dawn tetra)
  • Aphyocharax pusillus Günther, 1868
  • Aphyocharax rathbuni C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 (redflank bloodfin)
  • Aphyocharax yekwanae Willink, Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 2003

Aphyocharax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Aphyocharax
Günther, 1868

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Aphyocharax in FishBase. October 2011 version.


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