Priocharax

Priocharax is a genus of characins, very small freshwater fish from the Amazon and Orinoco basins in tropical South America.[1][2]

Priocharax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus: Priocharax
S. H. Weitzman & Vari, 1987
Species

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Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

  • Priocharax ariel S. H. Weitzman & Vari, 1987
  • Priocharax pygmaeus S. H. Weitzman & Vari, 1987
  • Priocharax nanus Toledo-Piza, Mattox & Britz, 2014

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Priocharax in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  2. Toledo-Piza, M., Mattox, G.M.T. & Britz, R. (2014): Priocharax nanus, a new miniature characid from the rio Negro, Amazon basin (Ostariophysi: Characiformes), with an updated list of miniature Neotropical freshwater fishes. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 229-246.


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