Parapristella
| Parapristella | |
|---|---|
| Parapristella aubynei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Thayeriinae |
| Genus: | Parapristella Géry, 1964[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pristella aubynei C. H. Eigenmann, 1909[1]
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Parapristella is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this genus are found in northern South America.
Species
Parapristella contains the following valid species:[2]
- Parapristella aubynei (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
- Parapristella georgiae Géry, 1964
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Parapristella". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Thayeriinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Parapristella". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 November 2025.