Trochilocharax

Trochilocharax
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily:	Trochilocharacinae Melo, Mattox & Oliveira, 2024
Genus:	Trochilocharax Zarske, 2010
Species:	T. ornatus
Binomial name
Trochilocharax ornatus Zarske, 2010

Trochilocharax ornatus (hummingbird tetra) is a species of characin endemic to Peru. ^[2] This species is the only member of the genus Trochilocharax ^[3] and its subfamily, Trochilocharacinae.

It is a small fish, reaching only 17 mm (0.67 in) SL. ^{[2] [4]}

References

1. Chuctaya, J.; Ortega Torres, H.; Correa, E. (2016). "Trochilocharax ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T58383324A58383332. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58383324A58383332.en . Retrieved 10 April 2025.
2. "Trochilocharax ornatus – Hummingbird Tetra — Seriously Fish" . Retrieved 2020-11-07.
3. Thomaz, A.T.; Arcila, D.; Ortí, G.; Malabarba, L.R. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15 (1): 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4 . PMC   4509481 . PMID   26195030.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trochilocharax ornatus". FishBase . April 2025 version.

Further reading

• Axel Zarske. "Der Kolibrisalmler - Trochilocharax ornatus gen. et spec. nov. – ein neuer Salmler aus Peru (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)" [The hummingbird tetra Trochilocharax ornatus gen. et spec. nov. – a new tetra from Peru (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae)](PDF). Verteb. Zool. (in German). 60 (2): 75–98.