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Roeboides

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Characinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Characidae

Scientific name
  
Roeboides

Higher classification
  
Characidae

Order
  
Characiformes

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Similar
  
Characidae, Characiformes, Charax, Characinae, Galeocharax

Roeboides affinis


Roeboides is a genus of characins from Central and South America. These fish, among other characteristics, are small, are typically translucent, and have a rhomboid shape.

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Species

The 21 currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Roeboides affinis (Günther, 1868)
  • Roeboides araguaito C. A. S. de Lucena, 2003
  • Roeboides biserialis (Garman, 1890)
  • Roeboides bouchellei Fowler, 1923 (Crystal tetra)
  • Roeboides bussingi Matamoros, Chakrabarty, Angulo, Garita-Alvarado & McMahan, 2013
  • Roeboides carti C. A. S. de Lucena, 2000
  • Roeboides dayi (Steindachner, 1878)
  • Roeboides descalvadensis Fowler, 1932 (Parana scale-eating characin)
  • Roeboides dientonito L. P. Schultz, 1944
  • Roeboides dispar C. A. S. de Lucena, 2001
  • Roeboides guatemalensis (Günther, 1864) (Guatemalan headstander)
  • Roeboides ilseae W. A. Bussing, 1986
  • Roeboides loftini C. A. S. de Lucena, 2011
  • Roeboides margareteae C. A. S. de Lucena, 2003
  • Roeboides microlepis (J. T. Reinhardt, 1851)
  • Roeboides myersii T. N. Gill, 1870
  • Roeboides numerosus C. A. S. de Lucena, 2000
  • Roeboides occidentalis Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
  • Roeboides oligistos C. A. S. de Lucena, 2000
  • Roeboides sazimai C. A. S. de Lucena, 2007
  • Roeboides xenodon (J. T. Reinhardt, 1851)

    • References

    Roeboides Wikipedia
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