Characidium

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Characidium
Characidium fasciatum.jpg
Characidium fasciatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Crenuchidae
Genus:
Characidium

Type species
Characidium fasciatum
J. T. Reinhardt, 1867
Synonyms

Chorimycterus Cope, 1894
Geryichthys Zarske, 1997
Jobertina Pellegrin, 1909
Microcharax Eigenmann, 1909
Nanognathus Boulenger, 1895
Poecilosomatops Fowler, 1906

Characidium is a genus of fish in the family Crenuchidae (South American darters). They are mainly found in South America, but C. marshi is from Panama.[1] They are small (less than 10 cm or 4 in long), slender fish that live on the bottom in flowing fresh waters and feed on small animals such as insects.[2]

Species[]

There are currently 69 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Characidium in FishBase. September 2017 version.
  2. ^ a b Lujan, N.K., Agudelo-Zamora, H., Taphorn, D.C., Booth, P.N. & López-Fernández, H. (2013): Description of a New, Narrowly Endemic South American Darter (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Central Guiana Shield Highlands of Guyana. Copeia, 2013 (3): 454-463.
  3. ^ a b Melo, M.R.S. & Espíndola, V.C. (2016): Description of a new species of Characidium Reinhardt, 1867 (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, and redescription of Characidium bimaculatum Fowler, 1941. Zootaxa, 4196 (4): 552-568.
  4. ^ Agudelo-Zamora, Henry D.; Ortega-Lara, Armando; Taphorn, Donald C. B. (2020-05-01). "Characidium chancoense , a new species of South American darter from the Río Cauca drainage, Colombia (Characiformes: Crenuchidae)". Zootaxa. 4768 (2): 249–263. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4768.2.6. ISSN 1175-5334.
  5. ^ a b Zanata, A.M. & Camelier, P. (2015): Two new species of Characidium Reinhardt (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from northeastern Brazilian coastal drainages. Neotropical Ichthyology, 13 (3): 487-498.
  6. ^ a b c Melo, M.R.S., Buckup, P.A. & Oyakawa, O.T. (2016): A new species of Characidium Reinhardt, 1867 (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) endemic to the Atlantic Forest in Paraná State, southern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 14 (3): e160014.
  7. ^ Zanata, A.M., Sarmento-Soares, L.M. & Martins-Pinheiro, R.F. (2015): A new species of Characidium Reinhardt (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from coastal rivers in the extreme south of Bahia, Brazil. Zootaxa, 4040 (3): 371–383.
  8. ^ Leitão, R.P. & Buckup, P.A. (2014): A New Species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from Coastal Basins of Serra do Mar, Southeastern Brazil. Copeia, 2014 (1): 14-22.
  9. ^ Netto-Ferreira, A.L., Birindelli, J.L.O. & Buckup, P.A. (2013): A new miniature species of Characidium Reinhardt (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the headwaters of the rio Araguaia, Brazil. Zootaxa, 3664 (3): 361–368.
  10. ^ Mendonça, M.B. & Netto-Ferreira, A.L. (2015): New species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Rio Tapajós and Rio Xingu drainages, Pará, Brazil. Zootaxa, 4021 (1): 187-194.
  11. ^ Peixoto, L.A.W. & Wosiacki, W.B. (2013): A New Species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Lower Amazon. Copeia, 2013 (1): 52-57.
  12. ^ Zanata, A.M. & Camelier, P. (2014): A new species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from small coastal drainages in northeastern Brazil, with remarks on the pseudotympanum of some species of the genus. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 333-342.
  13. ^ Melo, M.R.S. & Oyakawa, O.T. (2015): A New Species of Characidium Reinhardt (Characiformes, Crenuchidae) with a Distinctively Dimorphic Male. Copeia, 103 (2): 281-289.
  14. ^ Zanata, A.M. & Ohara, W.M. (2015): A new species of Characidium Reinhardt (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from headwaters of rio Pacaás Novos, rio Madeira basin, Rondônia, Brazil. Zootaxa, 4021 (2): 368-376.
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