Scopaeocharax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Genus: | Scopaeocharax S. H. Weitzman & S. V. Fink, 1985 |
Scopaeocharax is a genus of characins endemic to Peru, where both species are found in the upper and middle Huallaga River basin.
Species
There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:
- Scopaeocharax atopodus (J. E. Böhlke, 1958)
- Scopaeocharax rhinodus (J. E. Böhlke, 1958)
References
- ^ Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Scopaeocharax |
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