Biology:Poecilocharax
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Poecilocharax | |
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| Poeciliocharax weitzmani | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Subfamily: | Crenuchinae |
| Genus: | Poecilocharax C. H. Eigenmann, 1909 |
Poecilocharax is a genus of South American darters in the family Crenuchidae from the Amazon, Orinoco and Potaro basins. There are currently four described species in this genus.
Species
- Poecilocharax bovaliorum C. H. Eigenmann, 1909[1]
- Poecilocharax callipterus Ohara, Pastana & Camelier, 2022[2]
- Poecilocharax rhizophilus Ohara, Pastana & Camelier, 2022[2]
- Poecilocharax weitzmani Géry, 1965[3]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Poecilocharax in FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ↑ Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Willian M Ohara, Murilo Pastana, Priscila Camelier, The monophyly of Crenuchinae and description of two new species of Poecilocharax (Teleostei: Crenuchidae) based on phenotypic and genotypic evidence, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2022;, zlac026, https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac026
- ↑ Buckup, P.A., 2003. Crenuchidae (South American darters). p. 87-95. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Wikidata ☰ Q6421242 entry
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