Tyttocharax

Tyttocharax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Stevardiidae
Subfamily:	Xenurobryconinae
Genus:	Tyttocharax ; Fowler, 1913
Type species
	Tyttocharax madeirae; Fowler, 1913

Last updated September 02, 2025

Tyttocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.^[2]

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:^[2]

Tyttocharax cochui (Ladiges, 1949)
Tyttocharax madeirae Fowler, 1913 (Black-edge tetra)
Tyttocharax metae Román-Valencia, García-Alzate, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2012^[3]
Tyttocharax tambopatensis S. H. Weitzman & H. Ortega, 1995

References

1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenurobryconinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
1 2 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, (2015) 15: 146.
↑ Román-Valencia, C., García-Alzate, C.A., Ruiz-C., R.I. & Taphorn B, D.C. (2012): A new species of Tyttocharax (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae) from the Güejar River, Orinoco River Basin, Colombia. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (3): 519-525.

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

[Thomaz2015-2] 1 2 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, (2015) 15: 146.

[Roman2012-3] Román-Valencia, C., García-Alzate, C.A., Ruiz-C., R.I. & Taphorn B, D.C. (2012): A new species of Tyttocharax (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae) from the Güejar River, Orinoco River Basin, Colombia. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (3): 519-525.

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