Melanocharacidium

Melanocharacidium is a fish genus in the family Crenuchidae (South American darters). They are found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Araguaia basins, as well as river basins of the Guianas. They are small fish, up to around 10 cm (4 in) in standard length.[1]

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

Buckup, 1993

Species

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

  • Melanocharacidium auroradiatum W. J. E. M. Costa & Vicente, 1994
  • Melanocharacidium blennioides (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
  • Melanocharacidium compressus Buckup, 1993
  • Melanocharacidium depressum Buckup, 1993
  • Melanocharacidium dispilomma Buckup, 1993
  • Melanocharacidium melanopteron Buckup, 1993
  • Melanocharacidium nigrum Buckup, 1993
  • Melanocharacidium pectorale Buckup, 1993
  • Melanocharacidium rex (J. E. Böhlke, 1958)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Melanocharacidium in FishBase. October 2018 version.


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