Prionobrama

Prionobrama
	Glass bloodfin tetra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Aphyocharacinae
Genus:	Prionobrama ; Fowler, 1913
Type species
	Prionobrama madeirae; Fowler, 1913
Synonyms
	Bleptonema C. H. Eigenmann, 1914;

Last updated September 23, 2025

Prionobrama is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. These fishes are found in South America.

Species

Prionobrama contains the following valid species:^[2]

Prionobrama filigera (Cope, 1870) (Glass bloodfin tetra)
Prionobrama paraguayensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1914)

References

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

1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Aphyocharacinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 22 September 2025.>
↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Prionobrama". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 22 September 2025.

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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Aphyocharacinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 22 September 2025.>

[Cof_genus-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Prionobrama". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 22 September 2025.

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