Aulixidens

Aulixidens
Preserved specimen
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Stevardiidae
Subfamily:	Diapominae
Genus:	Aulixidens J. E. Böhlke, 1952 [2]
Species:	A. eugeniae
Binomial name
Aulixidens eugeniae J. E. Böhlke, 1952 [2]

Auxidens is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae. ^[2] The only species in this genus is Aulixidens eugeniae, a characin, endemic to the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela. ^[3]

References

1. Taphorn, D.C.; -DoNascimiento, CD; Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Usma, S. & Villa-Navarro, F. (2021). "Aulixidens eugeniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T175724021A175724059. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T175724021A175724059.en . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Diapominae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 12 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 trait". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15 (1) 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4 . PMC   4669599 . PMID   26195030.