Curimatella

Curimatella
Curimatella dorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Curimatidae
Genus:	Curimatella C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 18897 [1]
Type species
Curimatus lepidurus C. H. Eigenmann & R.S. Eigenmann, 1889 [1]
Synonyms [1]
Apolinarella Fernández-Yépez, 1948 Lepipinna Fernández-Yépez, 1948 Walbaunina Fernández-Yépez, 1948

Curimatella is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Curimatidae, toothless characins The fishes in this genus are found in South America.

Species

Curimatella contains the following valid species: ^[2]

• Curimatella alburna (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844)
• Curimatella dorsalis (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
• Curimatella immaculata (Fernández-Yépez, 1948)
• Curimatella lepidura (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
• Curimatella meyeri (Steindachner, 1882)

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Curimatella". FishBase . October 2011 version.

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Curimatidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Curimatella". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 August 2025.