Aulixidens
| Aulixidens | |
|---|---|
| Preserved specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Diapominae |
| Genus: | Aulixidens J. E. Böhlke, 1952[2] |
| Species: | A. eugeniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aulixidens eugeniae J. E. Böhlke, 1952[2]
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Auxidens is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae.[2] The only species in this genus is Aulixidens eugeniae, a characin, endemic to the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela.[3]
References
- ^ Taphorn, D.C.; -DoNascimiento, CD; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Usma, S. & Villa-Navarro, F. (2021). "Aulixidens eugeniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T175724021A175724059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T175724021A175724059.en. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Diapominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ Thomaz, A.T.; Arcila, D.; Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive trait". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15 (1) 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4. PMC 4669599. PMID 26195030.