Bivibranchia
| Bivibranchia | |
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| Bivibranchia protractila, a synonym of B. fowleri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Hemiodontidae |
| Genus: | Bivibranchia C. H. Eigenmann, 1912[1] |
| Type species | |
| Bivibranchia protractila C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
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Bivibranchia s a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Hemiodontidae, the halftooths. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.
Species
Bivibranchia has the following species classified within it:[2]
- Bivibranchia bimaculata Vari, 1985
- Bivibranchia fowleri (Steindachner, 1908)
- Bivibranchia notata Vari & Goulding, 1985
- Bivibranchia simulata Géry, Planquette & Le Bail, 1991
- Bivibranchia velox (C. H. Eigenmann & G. S. Myers, 1927)
References
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Hemiodontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bivibranchia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 July 2025.