Crenuchidae

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South American darters
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Suborder: Characoidei
Superfamily: Crenuchoidea
Family: Crenuchidae
Subfamilies and Genera

Subfamily Crenuchinae

  • Crenuchus
  • Poecilocharax

Subfamily Characidiinae

  • Ammocryptocharax
  • Characidium
  • Elachocharax
  • Geryichthys
  • Klauswitzia
  • Leptocharacidium
  • Melanocharacidium
  • Microcharacidium
  • Odontocharacidium
  • Skiotocharax

Crenuchidae is a family of fresh water fish of the order Characiformes.[1] There are twelve genera including about 74 species, though there are several undescribed species.[1] These fish are relatively small (usually under 10 centimetres or 4 in SL) and originate from eastern Panama and South America[1] Both subfamilies were previously included in the family Characidae, and were placed in a separate family by Buckup, 1998 [2]. Buckup, 1993, revised all genera, except Characidium[3].

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Nelson, Joseph, S. (2006). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. 
  2. ^ Buckup, Paulo A. (1998). Relationships of the Characidiinae and the phylogeny of characiform fishes (Teleostei, Ostariophysi). p.123-144. In: Malabarba, L.R; Reis, R.E.; Lucena, Z.M.; Lucena, C.A. (eds.) Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. 603p.. Porto Alegre, EDIPUCRS.. 
  3. ^ {Buckup, P.A. 1993. Review of the characidiin fishes (Teleostei: Characiformes), with descriptions of four new genera and ten new species. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 4(2):97-154.
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