Elachocharax

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Crenuchidae		Phylum Chordata Order Characiformes Rank Genus
Similar Characiformes, Melanocharacidium, Odontocharacidium aphanes, Characidiinae

Elachocharax is a genus of small fish in the Crenuchidae family (South American darters). They are native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Elachocharax geryi S. H. Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1978

Elachocharax junki (Géry, 1971)

Elachocharax mitopterus S. H. Weitzman, 1986

Elachocharax pulcher G. S. Myers, 1927

References

Elachocharax Wikipedia

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