Elachocharax

Elachocharax is a genus of small fish in the family Crenuchidae (South American darters). They are native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America.

Elachocharax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Crenuchidae
Genus:
Elachocharax

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Elachocharax geryi S. H. Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1978
  • Elachocharax junki (Géry, 1971)
  • Elachocharax mitopterus S. H. Weitzman, 1986
  • Elachocharax pulcher G. S. Myers, 1927

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Elachocharax in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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