Megalamphodus

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Megalamphodus
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Red phantom tetra (M. sweglesi)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily: Megalamphodinae
Genus: Megalamphodus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
Type species
Megalamphodus megalopterus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
Species

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Megalamphodus is a genus of characin native to the Neotropics. Many prominent ornamental tetras belong to this genus. [1]

Although recognized as a distinct genus early on, it was later synonymized with Hyphessobrycon . More recent studies have resurrected this genus, and have found that it belongs to a different subfamily of the Acestrorhamphidae than Hyphessobrycon. [2]

Taxonomy

The following species are placed in this genus: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Megalamphodus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Melo, Bruno F; Ota, Rafaela P; Benine, Ricardo C; Carvalho, Fernando R; Lima, Flavio C T; Mattox, George M T; Souza, Camila S; Faria, Tiago C; Reia, Lais; Roxo, Fabio F; Valdez-Moreno, Martha; Near, Thomas J; Oliveira, Claudio (2024-09-01). "Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (1): zlae101. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101. ISSN   0024-4082.
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