| Lonchogenys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Subfamily: | Heterocharacinae |
| Genus: | Lonchogenys G. S. Myers, 1927 |
| Species: | L. ilisha |
| Binomial name | |
| Lonchogenys ilisha G. S. Myers, 1927 | |
Lonchogenys, is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, which includes the freshwater barracudas and the biting tetras. The only species in the genus is Lonchogenys ilisha, [2] This is fish found in tropical freshwater habitats in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. [1]
