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Aphyocharax (Tetra)

Synonyms: Aphyocarax; Aphyochorax

Wikipedia Abstract

Aphyocharax is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 12 currently described species in this genus are: \n* Aphyocharax agassizii (Steindachner, 1882) \n* Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869) (goldencrown tetra) \n* Aphyocharax anisitsi C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 (bloodfin tetra) \n* Aphyocharax colifax Taphorn & Thomerson, 1991 \n* Aphyocharax dentatus C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 \n* Aphyocharax erythrurus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 (flame tail tetra) \n* Aphyocharax gracilis Fowler, 1940 \n* Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882) \n* Aphyocharax paraguayensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 (dawn tetra) \n* Aphyocharax pusillus Günther, 1868 \n* Aphyocharax rathbuni C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 (redflank bl
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Species

Aphyocharax agassizii
Aphyocharax alburnus (Goldencrowned aphyocarax)
Aphyocharax anisitsi (Blood fins tetra)
Aphyocharax brevicaudatus
Aphyocharax colifax
Aphyocharax dentatus (Bloodfin tetra)
Aphyocharax erythrurus (Flame tail tetra)
Aphyocharax gracilis
Aphyocharax nattereri (White spot tetra)
Aphyocharax pusillus
Aphyocharax rathbuni (Rathbun's bloodfin)
Aphyocharax yekwanae (Vulnerable)

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