Ceratobranchia

Ceratobranchia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Stevardiidae
Subfamily:	Diapominae
Genus:	Ceratobranchia ; C. H. Eigenmann, 1914

Last updated September 12, 2025

Ceratobranchia is a genus of characins found in tropical South America.^[1]

Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Ceratobranchia binghami C. H. Eigenmann, 1927
Ceratobranchia delotaenia Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 1990
Ceratobranchia elatior Tortonese, 1942
Ceratobranchia joanae Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 1990
Ceratobranchia obtusirostris C. H. Eigenmann, 1914

References

1 2 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.

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[Thomaz2015-1] 1 2 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.

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