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Thoracocharax

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Thoracocharax
Thoracocharax securis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Genus: Thoracocharax
Fowler, 1907

Thoracocharax is a genus of freshwater hatchetfishes found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraná basins in South America. These fish live just under the surface of the water.

Species

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FishBase recognizes two species in the genus Thoracocharax:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Thoracocharax". FishBase. December 2014 version.

"Thoracocharax Fowler, 1907". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.