Boehlkea

Boehlkea
Cochu's blue tetra (Boehlkea fredcochui)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Diapominae
Genus: Boehlkea
Géry, 1966[1]
Type species
Boehlkea fredcochui
Géry, 1966[1]

Boehlkea is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae.[1] The fishes in this genus are found in the Amazon basin in South America.[2]

Species

Boehlkea contains the following valid species:[3]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Boehlkea". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 September 2025.