Aphyocharax

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Cheirodontinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Family Characidae Scientific name Aphyocharax Higher classification Characidae Order Characiformes

Similar Bloodfin tetra, Aphyocharax rathbuni, Dawn tetra, Characidae, Hemigrammus

Small aquarium fish freshwater bloodfin tetra aphyocharax rubropinnis

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:

Aphyocharax agassizii (Steindachner, 1882)

Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869) (goldencrown tetra)

Aphyocharax anisitsi C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 (bloodfin tetra)

Aphyocharax colifax Taphorn & Thomerson, 1991

Aphyocharax dentatus C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903

Aphyocharax erythrurus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 (flame tail tetra)

Aphyocharax gracilis Fowler, 1940

Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882)

Aphyocharax paraguayensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 (dawn tetra)

Aphyocharax pusillus Günther, 1868

Aphyocharax rathbuni C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 (redflank bloodfin)

Aphyocharax yekwanae Willink, Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 2003