Gilbertolus
Sign in to saveGilbertolus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, which includes the biting tetras and freshwater barracudas. The fishes in this genus are from northwestern South America, restricted to the Atrato, Magdalena and Maracaibo basins.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyAcestrorhynchidae
Observations1
Groupactinopterygii
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Gilbertolus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, which includes the biting tetras and freshwater barracudas. The fishes in this genus are from northwestern South America, restricted to the Atrato, Magdalena and Maracaibo basins.
==Species== Gilbertolus contains the following valid species: Gilbertolus alatus (Steindachner, 1878) Gilbertolus atratoensis L. P. Schultz, 1943 Gilbertolus maracaiboensis L. P. Schultz, 1943