Aphyocharax
| Aphyocharax | |
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| Aphyocharax anisitsi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphyocharacinae |
| Genus: | Aphyocharax Günther, 1868[1] |
| Type species | |
| Aphyocharax pusillus Günther, 1868[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aphyocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins.
Species
Aphyocharax contains the following valid species:[2]
- Aphyocharax agassizii (Steindachner, 1882)
- Aphyocharax anisitsi C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 (bloodfin tetra)
- Aphyocharax avary Fowler, 1913
- Aphyocharax brevicaudatus Brito, Guimarães, Carvalho-Costa & Ottoni, 2019
- 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) (dawn tetra)
- Aphyocharax pusillus Günther, 1868
- Aphyocharax rathbuni C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 (redflank bloodfin)
- Aphyocharax yekwanae Willink, Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 2003
References
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Aphyocharacinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aphyocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 September 2025.