Pristella
Sign in to savePristella is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. It was formerly a monotypic taxon only containing Pristella maxillaris, but in 2019 a second species, Pristella ariporo, was described.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyCharacidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 34
- Family
- Characidae
- Collections
- MCZ, USNM, INHS, UWFC, KU, UMMZ
- Recorded in
- Venezuela, Peru, Suriname, Brasil, Guyana, Trinidad And Tobago, Mateiros
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Characidae
- Image
- Pristella maxillaris.jpg
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- Pristella
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Pristella is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. It was formerly a monotypic taxon only containing Pristella maxillaris, but in 2019 a second species, Pristella ariporo, was described.
== Taxonomy == Until 2019, Pristella was a monotypic genus, but P. ariporo was described in 2019. Additionally, Hyphessobrycon axelrodi may belong in Pristella due to its conical teeth, but further genetic studies are needed to confirm this.
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