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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae |
| Genus: | Spintherobolus C. H. Eigenmann, 1911 |
Spintherobolus is a genus of characins that are endemic to river basins in southern and southeastern Brazil from Santa Catarina to Rio de Janeiro. All four species in the genus are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment. They are small fish, up to 6.1 cm (2.4 in) in standard length.
Species
- Spintherobolus ankoseion S. H. Weitzman & L. R. Malabarba, 1999
- Spintherobolus broccae G. S. Myers, 1925
- Spintherobolus leptoura S. H. Weitzman & L. R. Malabarba, 1999
- Spintherobolus papilliferus C. H. Eigenmann, 1911
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Spintherobolus". FishBase. October 2018 version.
- ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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