Biology:Rachoviscus

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Rachoviscus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. These threatened fish are endemic to coastal river basins in Bahia, Paraná and Santa Catarina in eastern Brazil.[1][2]

Species

Rachoviscus contains the following valid species:[3]

  • Rachoviscus crassiceps G. S. Myers, 1926
  • Rachoviscus graciliceps S. H. Weitzman & da Cruz, 1981

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Rachoviscus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
  2. ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Rachoviscus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Rachoviscus. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6416684 entry