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Boulengerella (pike characids)

Synonyms: Xiphostoma; Xiphostomus

Wikipedia Abstract

Boulengerella is a genus of pike-characins from tropical South America, found in the Amazon Basin, Orinoco, and rivers of the Guiana Shield. The currently described species are: \n* Boulengerella cuvieri (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) \n* Boulengerella lateristriga (Boulenger, 1895) (striped pike-characin) \n* Boulengerella lucius (G. Cuvier, 1816) (golden pike-characin) \n* Boulengerella maculata (Valenciennes, 1850) (spotted pike-characin) \n* Boulengerella xyrekes Vari, 1995
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Species

Boulengerella cuvieri (Pike characin)
Boulengerella lateristriga (Striped pike-characin)
Boulengerella lucius (Pirapucu)
Boulengerella maculata (Spotted pike-characin)
Boulengerella xyrekes (Pike characin)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0