Thayeriinae

Thayeriinae
Thayeria obliqua , the type species of the genus Thayeria.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily:	Thayeriinae Ota, Reia & Benine, 2024 [1]
Type genus
Thayeria C. H. Eigenmann, 1908 [1]
Genera
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Thayeriinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. The fishes in this subfamily are found in South America.

Genera

Thayeriinae contains the following genera: ^[2]

• Bario Myers, 1940
• Bryconella Géry, 1965
• Hollandichthys C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
• Holopristis C. H. Eigenmann, 1903
• Inpaichthys Géry & Junk, 1977
• Parapristella Géry, 1964
• Rachoviscus Myers, 1926
• Ramirezella Fernández-Yépez, 1949
• Thayeria C. H. Eigenmann, 1908

References

1. Melo, Bruno F; Ota, Rafaela P; Benine, Ricardo C; et al. (2024-09-01). "Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes)" . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (1) zlae101. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101. ISSN   0024-4082.
2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Thayeriinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 27 October 2025.