Tetragonopterus
| Tetragonopterus | |
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| Tetragonopterus argenteus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Tetragonopterus G. Cuvier, 1816
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| Type species | |
| Tetragonopterus argenteus G. Cuvier, 1816
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Tetragonopterus is a genus of fish in the family Characidae native to South America.
Species[]
There are currently 12 recognized species of this genus:
- & , 2011 [1]
- , , & , 2013 [2]
- G. Cuvier, 1816 [3]
- , , & , 2011 [4]
- Agassiz, 1829 [3]
- , , & , 2013 [2]
- , , & , 2016 [3]
- (Géry, 1965) [3]
- , , & , 2016 [3]
- , , & , 2016 [3]
- , , & , 2016 [3]
- (, Géry & Isbrücker, 2004) [3]
References[]
- ^ Silva, G.S.C. & Benine, R.C. (2011): A new species of Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Characiformes, Characidae, Tetragonopterinae) from the upper rio Araguaia, Central Brazil. Zootaxa, 2911: 50–56.
- ^ a b Silva, G.S.C., Melo, B.F., Oliveira, C. & Benine, R.C. (2013): Morphological and molecular evidence for two new species of Tetragonopterus (Characiformes: Characidae) from central Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology, 82 (5): 1613-1631.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Silva, G.S.C., Melo, B.F., Oliveira, C. & Benine, R.C. (2016): Revision of the South American genus Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Teleostei: Characidae) with description of four new species. Zootaxa, 4200 (1): 1–46.
- ^ Melo, B.F., Benine, R.C., Mariguela, T.C. & Oliveira, C. (2011): A new species of Tetragonopterus Cuvier, 1816 (Characiformes: Characidae: Tetragonopterinae) from the rio Jari, Amapá, northern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 9 (1): 49-56.
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