Animalia > Chordata > Characiformes > Gasteropelecidae > Thoracocharax

Thoracocharax (Hatchetfish)

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Species

Thoracocharax securis (Silver hatchfish)
Thoracocharax stellatus (Spotfin hatchetfish)

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