Triportheus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Triporthidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Characiformes

Similar Triportheus angulatus, Characiformes, Triportheidae, Roeboides, Curimatidae

Triportheus angulatus wild bij aquarium speciaalzaak utaka

Triportheus is a genus of characiform fishes from South America, including Trinidad.

There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:

Triportheus albus Cope, 1872

Triportheus angulatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Triportheus auritus (Valenciennes, 1850)

Triportheus brachipomus (Valenciennes, 1850)

Triportheus culter (Cope, 1872)

Triportheus curtus (Garman, 1890)

Triportheus elongatus (Günther, 1864) (Elongate hatchetfish)

Triportheus guentheri (Garman, 1890)

Triportheus magdalenae (Steindachner, 1878)

Triportheus nematurus (Kner, 1858)

Triportheus orinocensis M. C. S. L. Malabarba, 2004

Triportheus pantanensis M. C. S. L. Malabarba, 2004

Triportheus paranensis (Günther, 1874) (Tetra)

Triportheus pictus (Garman, 1890)

Triportheus rotundatus (Jardine, 1841)

Triportheus signatus (Garman, 1890)

Triportheus trifurcatus (Castelnau, 1855)

Triportheus venezuelensis M. C. S. L. Malabarba, 2004

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