Nematocharax varii
| Nematocharax varii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Genus: | Nematocharax |
| Species: | N. varii
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| Binomial name | |
| Nematocharax varii Barreto, Silva, Batalha‐Filho, Affonso & Zanata, 2018
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Nematocharax varii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[1] It is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Upper De Contas River basin.[2] The specific name honours Richard P. Vari.[3]
References
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Nematocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ Silvia Britto Barreto; André Teixeira da Silva; Henrique Batalha-Filho; Paulo Roberto Antunes de Mello Affonso; Angela M. Zanata (October 2018). "Integrative approach reveals a new species of Nematocharax (Teleostei: Characidae)". Journal of Fish Biology. 93 (6): 1151–1162. Bibcode:2018JFBio..93.1151B. doi:10.1111/jfb.13834. PMID 30306564 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (3 October 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 21 October 2025.