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Agoniates
Sign in to saveAgoniates is genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triportheidae, the hatchet characins or keeled characins. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America. It is the only genus in the subfamily Agoniatinae.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyTriportheidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 29
- Family
- Triportheidae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM, TCWC, AUM, ROM, UMMZ
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Brasil, Porto De Moz, Altamira, Anapu
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Agoniates is genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triportheidae, the hatchet characins or keeled characins. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America. It is the only genus in the subfamily Agoniatinae.
The genus Lignobrycon is classified in the subfamily Triportheinae by some authorities, but others classify it in this subfamily.
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