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Moenkhausia
Sign in to saveMoenkhausia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. They are found in tropical and subtropical South America and are medium-sized tetras, where the largest species only reach around .
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyCharacidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,729
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Characidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, TCWC, CUMV
- Recorded in
- Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru
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- Parent taxon
- Characidae
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- Moenkhausia
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Moenkhausia is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. They are found in tropical and subtropical South America and are medium-sized tetras, where the largest species only reach around .
==Species== Currently, 84 recognized species are placed in this genus:
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