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Roeboides

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Genus of fishes

Roboides
Roeboides margareteae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Characinae
Genus: Roeboides
Günther, 1864
Type species
Epicyrtus microlepis
J. T. Reinhardt, 1851

Roeboides is a genus of characins from Central and South America. These fish, among other characteristics, are small, are typically translucent, and have a rhomboid shape.

Species

The 21 currently recognized species in this genus are:

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Roeboides". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. ^ Matamoros, W.A., Chakrabarty, P., Angulo, A., Garita-Alvarado, C.A. & McMahan, C.D. (2013): A new species of Roeboides (Teleostei: Characidae) from Costa Rica and Panama, with a key to the middle American species of the genus. Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 285-290.
  3. de Lucena, C.A.S. (2011): A new fish species of Roeboides from Panamá (Characiformes: Characidae). Revista de Biologìa Tropical (International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation), 59 (4): 1663-1667.
Taxon identifiers
Roeboides


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