Heterocharax

Heterocharax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Acestrorhynchidae
Subfamily:	Heterocharacinae
Genus:	Heterocharax ; C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
Type species
	Heterocharax macrolepis; C. H. Eigenmann, 1912

Last updated August 29, 2025

Heterocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the biting tetras and freshwater barracudas. The species in this genus are found in South America.

Species

Heterocharax contains the following species:^[2]

Heterocharax leptogrammus Toledo-Piza, 2000
Heterocharax macrolepis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
Heterocharax virgulatus Toledo-Piza, 2000

References

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

↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Heterocharacinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 August 2025.
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heterocharax". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 August 2025.

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[Cof_family-1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Heterocharacinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 August 2025.

[Cof_genus-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heterocharax". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 28 August 2025.

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