Erythrinus
| Erythrinus | |
|---|---|
| Erythrinus erythrinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Erythrinidae |
| Genus: | Erythrinus Scopoli, 1777[1] |
| Type species | |
| Synodus erythrinus | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Erythrinus is a genus of relatively small trahiras, freshwater fish from tropical South America.[2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus,[3] but a possibly undescribed species is known from the lower Paraná basin and Iguazu river basins.[4]
- Erythrinus erythrinus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
- Erythrinus kessleri Steindachner, 1877
References
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Eythrinidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Erythrinus". FishBase. February 2017 version.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Erythrinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
- ^ Casciotta; Almirón; Ciotek; Giorgis; Říčan; Piálek; Dragová; Croci; Montes; Iwaszkiw; and Puentes (2016). "Visibilizando lo invisible. Un relevamiento de la diversidad de peces del Parque Nacional Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina". Historia Natural. Tercera Serie (in Spanish). 6 (2): 5–77.