Tyttocharax

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

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Tyttocharax is a genus of characins found in tropical South America.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

Tyttocharax cochui (Ladiges, 1949)

Tyttocharax madeirae Fowler, 1913 (Black-edge tetra)

Tyttocharax metae Román-Valencia, García-Alzate, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2012

Tyttocharax tambopatensis S. H. Weitzman & H. Ortega, 1995

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