Argopleura

Argopleura
Argopleura magdalenensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Stevardiidae
Subfamily:	Argopleurinae B. F. Melo & Oliveira, 2024 [1]
Genus:	Argopleura C. H. Eigenmann, 1913 [2]
Type species
Bryconamericus magdalenensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1913 [2]
Synonyms [2]
Xenurocharax Regan, 1913

Argopleura, the Andean tetras, is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to Colombia. ^{[3] [4]} This genus is the only genus in the monospecific subfamily Agropleurinae. This genus was previously classified in the family Characidae, but this was split into multiple families in 2024. They are found in South and Central America. ^{[5] [1]}

Species

TAgropleura contains the following valid species: ^[6]

• Argopleura chocoensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
• Argopleura conventus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
• Argopleura diquensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
• Argopleura magdalenensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)

References

1. Melo, Bruno F; Ota, Rafaela P; Benine, Ricardo C; et al. (2024-09-01). "Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes)" . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (1): zlae101. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101. ISSN   0024-4082.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Argopleurinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
3. Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Argopleura". FishBase . October 2017 version.
5. Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
6. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Agropleura". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 September 2025.