Aphyodite grammica

Aphyodite grammica
	Aphyodite grammica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Genus:	Aphyodite
Species:	A. grammica
Binomial name
	Aphyodite grammica; C. H. Eigenmann, 1912

Last updated May 27, 2025

Aphyodite grammica is a species of characin in the tribe Pristellini. It is found in parts of the Essequibo and Amazon River basins in Guyana.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy

Aphyodite was originally described as a monotypic taxon in 1912, but over a century later two more species were described in 2017.^[1]

Aphyodite comes from the Greek aphyodes 'sardine-colored'.

References

1 2 Esguícero, André L. H.; Castro, Ricardo M. C. (2017-12-04). "Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Aphyodite, with Description of Two New Species (Teleostei: Characidae)" . Copeia. 105 (4): 753–764. doi:10.1643/ci-16-481. ISSN 0045-8511. S2CID 90208698.
↑ "Aphyodite grammica". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
↑ Gery, J. (1973). "New and little‐known Aphyoditeina (Pisces, Characoidei) from the Amazon Basin∗" . Studies on Neotropical Fauna. 8 (1): 81–137. doi:10.1080/01650527309360455. ISSN 0375-2410.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Esguícero, André L. H.; Castro, Ricardo M. C. (2017-12-04). "Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Aphyodite, with Description of Two New Species (Teleostei: Characidae)" . Copeia. 105 (4): 753–764. doi:10.1643/ci-16-481. ISSN 0045-8511. S2CID 90208698.

[2] "Aphyodite grammica". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-01-09.

[3] Gery, J. (1973). "New and little‐known Aphyoditeina (Pisces, Characoidei) from the Amazon Basin∗" . Studies on Neotropical Fauna. 8 (1): 81–137. doi:10.1080/01650527309360455. ISSN 0375-2410.

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