Aulixidens

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Aulixidens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Diapominae
Genus: Aulixidens
J. E. Böhlke, 1952
Species:
A. eugeniae
Binomial name
Aulixidens eugeniae
Preserved Aulixidens eugeniae Aulixidens eugeniae (CAS-16940-p).jpg
Preserved Aulixidens eugeniae

Aulixidens eugeniae is a species of characin endemic to the Orinoco River basin in Venezuela. This species is the only member of the genus Aulixidens. [1]

References

  1. 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.