| Stethaprioninae | |
|---|---|
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| Stethaprion crenatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Stethaprioninae C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 [1] |
| Type genus | |
| Stethaprion [1] | |
| Genera | |
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Stethaprioninae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this subfamily are found in South America.
Stethaprioninae contains the following genera: [2]