Superfamily Crenuchoidea Phylum Chordata Rank Family | Suborder Characoidei Scientific name Crenuchidae Higher classification Crenuchoidea | |
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Lower classifications Characidium, Black morpho tetra, Crenuchus spilurus | ||
The Crenuchidae, South American darters, are a family of freshwater fish of the order Characiformes. The 12 genera include about 74 species, though several species are undescribed. These fish are relatively small (usually under 10 cm (4 in) in standard length) and originate from eastern Panama and South America. Both subfamilies were previously included in the family Characidae, and were placed in a separate family by Buckup, 1998. Buckup, 1993, revised all genera, except Characidium.
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