Exodontinae
| Exodontinae | |
|---|---|
| Bucktooth tetra (Exodon paradoxus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Exodontinae Fowler, 1958[1] |
| Type genus | |
| Exodon[1] | |
| Genera | |
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Exodontidae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes, the toothy or lepidophagous characins,[3] belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this subfamily are found in South America. Until 2024, the family Characidae was considered to include many taxa, sometimes even including African taxa. However, in 2024 a molecular phylogenetic study showed that Characidae, which then included only Neotropical taxa, sensu lato was polyphyletic and the families Spintherobolidae, Stevardiidae, Characidae and Acestrorhamphidae were recognised, with Characidae being classified into five subfamilies, including Exodontinae.[4]
Genera
Exodontinae contains the following genera:[2]
- Bryconexodon Géry, 1980
- Exodon Müller & Troschel, 1844
- Roeboexodon Géry, 1959
References
- ^ a b Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Exodontinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (15 October 2024). "Family CHARACIDAE: Subfamily EXODONTINAE Fowler 1958 (Toothy or Lepidophagous Characins)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ Melo, Bruno F; Ota, Rafaela P; Benine, Ricardo C; et al. (2024-09-01). "Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (1) zlae101. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101. hdl:11449/301453. ISSN 0024-4082.