Tometes
| Tometes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Tometes Valenciennes, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Tometes trilobatus Valenciennes, 1850 | |
Tometes is a genus of rheophilic serrasalmids found in northern South America. Three of the four species are restricted to river basins in the Guiana Shield, while P. makue is from the Rio Negro and Orinoco basins. Members of this genus are phytophagous.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Tometes camunani Andrade, Giarizzo & Jégu, 2013[2]
- Tometes lebaili Jégu, Keith & Belmont-Jégu, 2002
- Tometes makue Jégu, Keith & Belmont-Jégu, 2002
- Tometes trilobatus Valenciennes, 1850
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Tometes in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Andrade, M.C., Giarrizzo, T. & Jégu, M. (2013): Tometes camunani (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), a new species of phytophagous fish from the Guiana Shield, rio Trombetas basin, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 297-306.