Thoracocharax
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| Thoracocharax | |
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| Thoracocharax securis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Chordata |
| Class: | Vertebrata |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Gasteropelecidae |
| Genus: | Thoracocharax Fowler, 1907 |
Thoracocharax is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraná basins in South America. These fish live just under the surface of the water.
List of species
- Thoracocharax securis (De Filippi, 1853) (Giant hatchetfish)
- Thoracocharax stellatus (Kner, 1858) (Spotfin hatchetfish)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Thoracocharax in FishBase. October 2011 version.
"Thoracocharax Fowler, 1907". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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