Poecilocharax

Poecilocharax
Poeciliocharax weitzmani
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Crenuchidae
Subfamily:	Crenuchinae
Genus:	Poecilocharax C. H. Eigenmann, 1909

Poecilocharax is a genus of South American darters in the family Crenuchidae from the Amazon, Orinoco and Potaro basins. There are currently four described species in this genus. It is one of two genera within the subfamily Crenuchinae. ^[1]

Species

• Poecilocharax bovalii C. H. Eigenmann, 1909 ^[2]
• Poecilocharax callipterus Ohara, Pastana & Camelier, 2022 ^[3]
• Poecilocharax rhizophilus Ohara, Pastana & Camelier, 2022 ^[3]
• Poecilocharax weitzmani Géry, 1965 ^[4]

References

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

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Crenuchidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 17 May 2025.
2. Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
3. Willian M Ohara; Murilo Pastana; Priscila Camelier (2022). "The monophyly of Crenuchinae and description of two new species of Poecilocharax (Teleostei: Crenuchidae) based on phenotypic and genotypic evidence". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 197 (2): zlac026. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac026.
4. Buckup, P.A. (2003). "Crenuchidae (South American darters)". In R.E. Reis; S.O. Kullander; C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre, Brasil: EDIPUCRS. pp. 87–95.