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Nematocharax
Sign in to saveNematocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The species are endemic to Brazil. The generic name alludes to (nḗmatos), "threaded", referring to the long, thread-like fins; and Charax, a common name for genera in the order Characiformes, from (chárax), meaning a pointed stake in a palisade, referring to their dentition.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Nematocharax is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, Chordata and Wikidata.
It sits within the topics Characiformes genera, Endemic fish of Brazil and Fish described in 1986.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyCharacidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Characidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- Brazil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Characidae
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- taxon name
- Nematocharax
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Nematocharax
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Encyclopedic overview
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Nematocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The species are endemic to Brazil. The generic name alludes to (nḗmatos), "threaded", referring to the long, thread-like fins; and Charax, a common name for genera in the order Characiformes, from (chárax), meaning a pointed stake in a palisade, referring to their dentition.
==Species== Namatocharax contains the following valid species:
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