Elachocharax
| Elachocharax | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Genus: | Elachocharax G. S. Myers, 1927 |
Elachocharax is a genus of small fish in the Crenuchidae family (South American darters). They are native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America.
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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Elachocharax in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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