Priocharax varii

Priocharax varii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Acestrorhamphidae
Genus:	Priocharax
Species:	P. varii
Binomial name
	Priocharax varii; Mattox, Souza, Toledo-Piza, Britz & Oliveira, 2020

Last updated December 15, 2025

Priocharax varii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.^[1] This fish is found in Brazil.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the American ichthyologist Richard P. Vari.^[2]

References

↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Priocharax". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 October 2025.
↑ Christopher Scharpf (3 October 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Retrieved 27 October 2025.

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[Cof_genus-1] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Priocharax". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 October 2025.

[ETYFish-2] Christopher Scharpf (3 October 2025). "Family ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE Eigenmann 1907 (American Tetras)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Retrieved 27 October 2025.

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