Stethaprion

Stethaprion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily: Stethaprioninae
Genus: Stethaprion
Cope, 1870[1]
Type species
Stethaprion erythrops
Cope, 1870[1]

Stethaprion s a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[1] The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.[2]

Species

Stethaprion contains the following valid species:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stethaprioninae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Stethaprion". FishBase. April 2025 version.
  3. ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Stethaprion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 October 2025.