Amazonichthys

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Amazonichthys
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Amazonichthys lindeae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Aphyocharacinae
Genus: Amazonichthys
Esguícero & Mendonça, 2023 [1]
Type species
Axelrodia lindeae
Géry, 1973 [1]
Species

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Amazonichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins belonging to the subfamily Aphyocharacinae within the family Characidae. [1] The fishes in this genus are endemic to Brazil. [2]

Species

Amazonichthys contains the following valid species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Aphyocharacinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Amazonichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 16 September 2025.