| Engraulisoma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Triportheidae |
| Subfamily: | Clupeacharacinae |
| Genus: | Engraulisoma R. M. C. Castro, 1981 |
| Species: | E. taeniatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Engraulisoma taeniatum R. M. C. Castro, 1981 | |
Engraulisoma is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triportheidae, the hatchet characins or keeled characins. The only species in this genus is Engraulisoma taeniatum. [2] This species is found in South America and has been recorded from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela in the Amazon, Araguaia-Tocantins, upper-Paraguay, Napo and Orinoco River basins. [1] This genus is one of two genera within the subfamily Clupeacharacinae. [3]
