Gilbertolus

Gilbertolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Acestrorhynchidae
Subfamily:	Roestinae
Genus:	Gilbertolus ; C. H. Eigenmann, 1907
Type species
	Anacyrtus (Raestes) alatus; Steindachner, 1878

Last updated August 28, 2025

Gilbertolus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, which includes the biting tetras and freshwater barracudas. The fishes in this genus are from northwestern South America, restricted to the Atrato, Magdalena and Maracaibo basins.

Species

Gilbertolus contains the following valid species:^[2]

Gilbertolus alatus (Steindachner, 1878)
Gilbertolus atratoensis L. P. Schultz, 1943
Gilbertolus maracaiboensis L. P. Schultz, 1943

References

↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Roestinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 August 2025.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gilbertolus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 August 2025.

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[Cof_family-1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Roestinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 August 2025.

[Cof_genus-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gilbertolus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 August 2025.

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