Gephyrocharax

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Gephyrocharax
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Gephyrocharax melanocheir
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Stevardiidae
Subfamily: Stevardiinae
Genus: Gephyrocharax
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 [1]
Type species
Gephyrocharax chocoensis
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 [1]
Synonyms [1]

Gephyrocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama. [2]

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stevardiinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  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. 15 (1): 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4 . PMC   4509481 . PMID   26195030.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gephyrocharax". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Vanegas-Ríos, J.A.; Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M.; Mirande, J.M.; García Gonzales, M.D. (2013). "Gephyrocharax torresi (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae), a new species from the río Cascajales basin, río Magdalena system, Colombia". Neotropical Ichthyology. 11 (2): 275–284. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252013000200005. hdl: 11336/3446 .


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