Biology:Galeocharax

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Galeocharax
Galeocharax humeralis.jpg
Galeocharax humeralis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus: Galeocharax
Fowler, 1910

Galeocharax is a genus of characins from the Río de la Plata and Amazon basins in South America.[1][2] They reach up to 30.5 cm (1 ft) in length[1] and mainly feed on other fish, but also take crustaceans and insects.[3]

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Galeocharax goeldi (Fowler, 1913)
  • Galeocharax gulo (Cope, 1870)
  • Galeocharax humeralis (Valenciennes, 1834)
  • Galeocharax knerii (Steindachner, 1879)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Galeocharax in FishBase. February 2017 version.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Menezes, N.A. (2007). Charax goeldii Fowler, 1913 a valid species of Galeocharax Fowler (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 5(1).
  3. Brandão, Nobile, Souto, Ramos, Queiroz, and Carvalho (2013). Influence of cage fish farming on the diet and biology of Galeocharax knerii in the Chavantes Reservoir, Brazil. Bol. Inst. Pesca, São Paulo, 39(2): 157—167.

Wikidata ☰ Q3021333 entry