Gephyrocharax

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Gephyrocharax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Gephyrocharax
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
Type species
Gephyrocharax chocoensis
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912

Gephyrocharax is a genus of characins found in Central and South America, with 13 currently recognized species:[1][2]

  • Gephyrocharax atracaudatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912)
  • Gephyrocharax caucanus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
  • Gephyrocharax chaparae Fowler, 1940
  • Gephyrocharax chocoensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
  • Gephyrocharax intermedius Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
  • Gephyrocharax major G. S. Myers, 1929
  • Gephyrocharax martae Dahl, 1943
  • Gephyrocharax melanocheir C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
  • Gephyrocharax sinuensis Dahl, 1964
  • Gephyrocharax torresi Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta, Mirande & García González, 2013[2]
  • Gephyrocharax valencia C. H. Eigenmann, 1920
  • Gephyrocharax venezuelae L. P. Schultz, 1944
  • Gephyrocharax whaleri Hildebrand, 1938

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Gephyrocharax in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vanegas-Ríos, J.A., Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M., Mirande, J.M. & Gonzales, M.D.C. (2013): Gephyrocharax torresi (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae), a new species from the río Cascajales basin, río Magdalena system, Colombia. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 275-284.


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