Biology:Aphyocharacinae
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Aphyocharacinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this subfamily are referred to as glass characins.[1] The fishes included in this subfamily are found in South America, mainly in the basins of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers, with some species extending to the west of the Andes, and others as far south as the Paraguay River. The taxa within this subfamily have an apomorphy of having two dorsal fin rays attached to the first dorsal pterygiophore.[2]
Genera
Aphyocharacinae contains the following genera:[3]
- Amazonichthys Esguícero & Mendonça, 2023
- Géry, 1960 Mattox, Britz, Toledo-Piza & Marinho, 2013
- Fowler, 1913 Xenagoniates
- Leptagoniates Myers, 1942
- Aphyocharax Boulenger, 1887
- Paragoniates Aphyocharacidium
- Günther, 1868 Steindachner, 1876
- Phenagoniates Cyanogaster
- C. H. Eigenmann & C. B. Wilson, 1914 Prionobrama
References
- ↑ Richard van der Laan; Ronald Fricke, eds. "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. https://www.calacademy.org/scientists/catalog-of-fishes-classification.
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