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Melanocharacidium
Sign in to saveMelanocharacidium is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Crenuchidae, the South American darters. They are found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Araguaia basins, as well as river basins of the Guianas. They are small fish, up to around in standard length.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyCrenuchidae
Melanocharacidium es un género de peces de la familia Crenuchidae y de la orden de los Characiformes. Es endémico de Sudamérica. Especies Melanocharacidium auroradiatum W. J. E. M. Costa & Vicente, 1994 Melanocharacidium blennioides (C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) Melanocharacidium compressus Buckup, 1993 Melanocharacidium depressum Buckup, 1993 Melanocharacidium dispilomma Buckup, 1993 Melanocharacidium melanopteron Buckup, 1993 Melanocharacidium nigrum Buckup, 1993 Melanocharacidium pectorale Buckup, 1993 Melanocharacidium rex (J. E. Böhlke, 1958) Datos: Q220689 Multimedia:
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 109
- Family
- Crenuchidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ANSP, USNM, FMNH
- Recorded in
- French Guiana, Suriname, Brazil, Demerara, Peru
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Melanocharacidium is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Crenuchidae, the South American darters. They are found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Araguaia basins, as well as river basins of the Guianas. They are small fish, up to around in standard length.
==Species== Melanocharacidium contains the following valid species:
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