Biology:Utiaritichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Utiaritichthys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Subfamily: | Myleinae |
| Genus: | Utiaritichthys A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937 |
| Type species | |
| Utiaritichthys sennaebragai A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1937
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Utiaritichthys is a genus of serrasalmid fish found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in tropical South America.[1][2] The adults are typically found in rapidly flowing water where they feed on aquatic plants in the family Podostemaceae and filamentous algae.[3] They reach up to 32.2 cm (1.06 ft) in standard length.[1]
The monophyly and taxonomic position of the genus is not fully resolved. The only clear difference from Myloplus is the comparatively longer body of Utiaritichthys.[3]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Utiaritichthys esguiceroi Pereira & R. M. C. Castro, 2014[3]
- Utiaritichthys longidorsalis Jégu, Tito de Morais & dos Santos, 1992
- Utiaritichthys sennaebragai A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Utiaritichthys in FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Utiaritichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=7996.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pereira, Thiago N. A.; Castro, Ricardo M. C. (2014). "A new species of Utiaritichthys Miranda Ribeiro (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) from the Serra dos Parecis, Tapajós drainage". Neotropical Ichthyology 12 (2): 397–402. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20130137. http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252014000200397.
Wikidata ☰ Q6389987 entry
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