Biology:Pamphorichthys

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Pamphorichthys
Annals of the Carnegie Museum (1916) (18413205745).jpg
Pamphorichthys hasemani at the top (Phalloptychus eigenmanni, middle and bottom)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Tribe: Poeciliini
Genus: Pamphorichthys
Regan, 1913
Type species
Heterandria minor
Garman, 1895[1]

Pamphorichthys is a genus of poeciliids native to the Amazon, Paraguay, São Francisco and Itapicuru basins in South America.

Some authorities consider Pamphorichthys to be a subgenus of Poecilia.[2]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • Pamphorichthys araguaiensis W. J. E. M. Costa, 1991
  • Pamphorichthys hasemani (Henn, 1916)
  • Pamphorichthys hollandi (Henn, 1916)
  • Pamphorichthys minor (Garman, 1895) (Mini-molly)
  • Pamphorichthys pertapeh C. A. A. de Figueiredo, 2008
  • Pamphorichthys scalpridens (Garman, 1895)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3752108 entry