Ptychocharax rhyacophila

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Ptychocharax rhyacophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Ptychocharax
S. H. Weitzman, S. V. Fink, Machado-Allison & Royero-L., 1994
Species: P. rhyacophila
Binomial name
Ptychocharax rhyacophila
S. H. Weitzman, S. V. Fink, Machado-Allison & Royero-L., 1994

Ptychocharax rhyacophila is a species of characin endemic to Venezuela, where it is found in the upper Siapa River. It is the sole member of its genus.

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