Prodontocharax
| Prodontocharax | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae |
| Genus: | Prodontocharax N. E. Pearson, 1924[1] |
| Type species | |
| Prodontocharax melanotus N. E. Pearson, 1924[1]
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Prodontocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South America.[1]
Species
Prodontocharax contains the following valid species:[2]
- Prodontocharax aquilaepinnae Bertaco, Chuctaya, Jerep & Malabarba, 2023
- Prodontocharax melanotus N. E. Pearson, 1924
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Prodontocharax". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Prodontocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2025.