Spintherobolus
Appearance
Spintherobolus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae |
Genus: | Spintherobolus C. H. Eigenmann, 1911 |
Spintherobolus is a genus of characins that are endemic to river basins in southern and southeastern Brazil from Santa Catarina to Rio de Janeiro.[1] All four species in the genus are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment.[2] They are small fish, up to 6.1 cm (2.4 in) in standard length.[1]
Species
[edit]- Spintherobolus ankoseion S. H. Weitzman & L. R. Malabarba, 1999
- Spintherobolus broccae G. S. Myers, 1925
- Spintherobolus leptoura S. H. Weitzman & L. R. Malabarba, 1999
- Spintherobolus papilliferus C. H. Eigenmann, 1911
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Spintherobolus". FishBase. October 2018 version.
- ^ ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.