Parapristella

Parapristella
Parapristella aubynei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily:	Thayeriinae
Genus:	Parapristella Géry, 1964 [1]
Type species
Pristella aubynei C. H. Eigenmann, 1909 [1]

Parapristella is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this genus are found in northern South America.

Species

Parapristella contains the following valid species: ^[2]

• Parapristella aubynei (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
• Parapristella georgiae Géry, 1964

References

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

1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Thayeriinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 November 2025.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Parapristella". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 November 2025.