Lepidocharax
Appearance
Lepidocharax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Genus: | Lepidocharax K. M. Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassioto, 2011 |
Lepidocharax is a genus of characins endemic to the Doce, Paraguaçu and São Francisco basins in eastern Brazil.[1][2] They are small fish, that reach up to 4 cm (1.6 in) in standard length.[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Lepidocharax burnsi K. M. Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassioto, 2011
- Lepidocharax diamantina K. M. Ferreira, Menezes & Quagio-Grassioto, 2011
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lepidocharax". FishBase. October 2018 version.
- ^ a b Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.