Ammocryptocharax

Ammocryptocharax
Ammocryptocharax lateralis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Crenuchidae
Subfamily:	Characidiinae
Genus:	Ammocryptocharax Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976 [1]
Type species
Ammocryptocharax elegans Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976 [1]

Ammocryptocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Crenuchidae, the South American darters. These fishes are found in South America.

Species

Ammocryptocharax contains the following species: ^[2]

• Ammocryptocharax elegans Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976
• Ammocryptocharax lateralis (Eigenmann, 1909)
• Ammocryptocharax minutus Buckup, 1993
• Ammocryptocharax vintonae Eigenmann, 1909)

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ammocryptocharax". FishBase . October 2011 version.

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Characidiinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 June 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ammocryptocharax". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 8 June 2025.