South American darters | |
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Characidium fasciatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Suborder: | Characoidei |
Superfamily: | Crenuchoidea |
Family: | Crenuchidae |
Subfamilies and Genera | |
Subfamily Crenuchinae Subfamily Characidiinae |
Crenuchidae, the South American darters, 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[2].