Ptychocharax
| Ptychocharax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Ptychocharax S. H. Weitzman, S. V. Fink, Machado-Allison & Royero-L., 1994 |
| Species: | P. rhyacophila
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptychocharax rhyacophila | |
Ptychocharax rhyacophila is a species of characin endemic to Venezuela, where it is found in the upper Siapa River. This species is the only member of the genus Ptychocharax.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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