Characidium

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Characidium
Darter Characin (C. fasciatum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Crenuchidae
Genus: Characidium
J. T. Reinhardt, 1867
Type species
Characidium fasciatum
J. T. Reinhardt, 1867

Characidium is a genus of South American darters found in Central and South America.

Species

There are currently 56 recognized species in this genus:[1][2][3]

  • Characidium amaila Lujan, 2013[3]
  • Characidium alipioi Travassos, 1955
  • Characidium bahiense V. G. Almeida, 1971
  • Characidium bimaculatum Fowler, 1941
  • Characidium boavistae Steindachner, 1915
  • Characidium boehlkei Géry, 1972
  • Characidium bolivianum N. E. Pearson, 1924
  • Characidium borellii (Boulenger, 1895)
  • Characidium brevirostre Pellegrin, 1909
  • Characidium caucanum C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
  • Characidium chupa L. P. Schultz, 1944
  • Characidium crandellii Steindachner, 1915
  • Characidium declivirostre Steindachner, 1915
  • Characidium etheostoma Cope, 1872
  • Characidium etzeli Zarske & Géry, 2001
  • Characidium fasciatum J. T. Reinhardt, 1867 (Darter characin)
  • Characidium gomesi Travassos, 1956
  • Characidium grajahuensis Travassos, 1944
  • Characidium hasemani Steindachner, 1915
  • Characidium heinianum Zarske & Géry, 2001
  • Characidium heirmostigmata da Graҫa & Pavanelli, 2008
  • Characidium interruptum Pellegrin, 1909
  • Characidium japuhybense Travassos, 1949
  • Characidium lagosantense Travassos, 1947
  • Characidium lanei Travassos, 1967
  • Characidium laterale (Boulenger, 1895)
  • Characidium lauroi Travassos, 1949
  • Characidium longum Taphorn, Montaña & Buckup, 2006
  • Characidium macrolepidotum (W. K. H. Peters, 1868)
  • Characidium marshi Breder, 1925
  • Characidium mirim Netto-Ferreira, Birindelli & Buckup, 2013[4]
  • Characidium nupelia da Graҫa, Pavanelli & Buckup, 2008
  • Characidium occidentale Buckup & R. E. dos Reis, 1997
  • Characidium oiticicai Travassos, 1967
  • Characidium orientale Buckup & R. E. dos Reis, 1997
  • Characidium papachibe L. A. W. Peixoto & Wosiacki, 2013[2]
  • Characidium pellucidum C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
  • Characidium phoxocephalum C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
  • Characidium pteroides C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
  • Characidium pterostictum A. L. Gomes, 1947
  • Characidium purpuratum Steindachner, 1882
  • Characidium rachovii Regan, 1913
  • Characidium roesseli Géry, 1965
  • Characidium sanctjohanni Dahl, 1960
  • Characidium schindleri Zarske & Géry, 2001
  • Characidium schubarti Travassos, 1955
  • Characidium serrano Buckup & R. E. dos Reis, 1997
  • Characidium steindachneri Cope, 1878
  • Characidium stigmosum M. R. S. de Melo & Buckup, 2002
  • Characidium tenue (Cope, 1894)
  • Characidium timbuiense Travassos, 1946
  • Characidium vestigipinne Buckup & L. Hahn, 2000
  • Characidium vidali Travassos, 1967
  • Characidium xanthopterum Silveira, Langeani, da Graҫa, Pavanelli & Buckup, 2008
  • Characidium xavante da Graҫa, Pavanelli & Buckup, 2008
  • Characidium zebra C. H. Eigenmann, 1909

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Characidium in FishBase. August 2013 version.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wanderley Peixoto, L.A. & Wosiacki, W.B. (2013): A New Species of Characidium (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Lower Amazon. Copeia, 2013 (1): 52-57.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lujan, N.K., Agudelo-Zamora, H., Taphorn, D.C., Booth, P.N. & López-Fernández, H. (2013): Description of a New, Narrowly Endemic South American Darter (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the Central Guiana Shield Highlands of Guyana. Copeia, 2013 (3): 454-463.
  4. ↑ Netto-Ferreira, A.L., Birindelli, J.L. & Buckup. P.A. (2013): A new miniature species of Characidium Reinhardt (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from the headwaters of the rio Araguaia, Brazil. Zootaxa, 3664 (3): 361–368.


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