Chalceus
Sign in to saveChalceus is a genus of fish that inhabits freshwater habitats in South America. Members can be found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, as well as in the Guianas and various tributaries of the former. It is the sole representative of the family Chalceidae, the tucanfishes.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Chalceus is referenced by 9 other articles, and connects out to Characiformes, South America and Animalia.
It is catalogued under topics including Actinopterygii genera, Chalceus and Characoidei.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyCharacidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 60
- Family
- Characidae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), FMNH, UMMZ
- Recorded in
- Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Brasil, Guyana, Bolivia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Characidae
- Image
- Chalceus sp 2.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Chalceus
- Commons category
- Chalceus
- topic's main category
- Category:Chalceus
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article · Polski
Chalceus – rodzaj słodkowodnych ryb kąsaczokształtnych, wyodrębniony z kąsaczowatych (Characidae) i zaliczony do monotypowej rodziny Chalceidae.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA