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Rachoviscus

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Rachoviscus

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Rachoviscus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. These threatened fish are endemic to coastal river basins in Bahia, Paraná and Santa Catarina in eastern Brazil.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCharaciformes
  5. FamilyCharacidae
Habitatfreshwater

Rachoviscus is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de karperzalmen (Characidae).

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Characidae
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Rachoviscus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. These threatened fish are endemic to coastal river basins in Bahia, Paraná and Santa Catarina in eastern Brazil.

==Species== Rachoviscus contains the following valid species: Rachoviscus crassiceps G. S. Myers, 1926 Rachoviscus graciliceps S. H. Weitzman & da Cruz, 1981

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