Gephyrocharax

Gephyrocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama.

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderCharaciformes
FamilyCharacidae

Habitatfreshwater

Gephyrocharax is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de karperzalmen (Characidae).

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Specimen records: 462
With media: 8
Family: Characidae
Collections: USNM, CUMV, AUM
Recorded in: Panama, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Characidae
Image: Gephyrocharax melanocheir (16609676530).jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Gephyrocharax
topic's main category: Category:Gephyrocharax
Commons category: Gephyrocharax

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Gephyrocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama.

==Species== There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: Gephyrocharax atracaudatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) Gephyrocharax caucanus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 Gephyrocharax chocoensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 Gephyrocharax intermedius Meek & Hildebrand, 1916 Gephyrocharax machadoi Ferreira, Faria, Ribeiro, Santana, Quagio-Grassioto & Menezes, 2018 Gephyrocharax major G. S. Myers, 1929 Gephyrocharax martae Dahl, 1943 Gephyrocharax melanocheir C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 Gephyrocharax sinuensis Dahl, 1964 Gephyrocharax torresi Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta, Mirande & García Gonzáles, 2013 Gephyrocharax valencia C. H. Eigenmann, 1920 Gephyrocharax venezuelae L. P. Schultz, 1944

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