Aphyocharax
| Aphyocharax | |
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| Aphyocharax anisitsi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | |
| Genus: | Aphyocharax Günther, 1868 |
Aphyocharax is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus are:[1]
- (Steindachner, 1882)
- (Günther, 1869) (goldencrown tetra)
- Aphyocharax anisitsi C. H. Eigenmann & , 1903 (bloodfin tetra)
- & , 1991
- C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
- Aphyocharax erythrurus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 (flame tail tetra)
- Fowler, 1940
- (Steindachner, 1882) * Note that Aphyocharax paraguayensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 (dawn tetra) is a synonym of .
- Günther, 1868
- C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 (redflank bloodfin)
- , & , 2003
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Aphyocharax in FishBase. October 2011 version.
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- Characidae
- Fish of South America
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
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