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Thayeria
Thayeria is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this genus are found in the Amazon Basin, and the Approuague and Maroni Rivers in tropical South America. It includes three species, including the blackline penguinfish, T. boehlkei. Members of this genus, among other characteristics, are small, have one lateral black stripe, and have a vesica piscis shape. They are peaceful.
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyAcestrorhamphidae
Habitatfreshwater
Die Gattung Thayeria gehört zu den Echten Salmlern (Characidae) und besteht aus vier Arten. Sie kommt in den Flüssen des nördlichen tropischen Südamerikas vor, unter anderem im Amazonas, Rio Araguaia, Maroni, Rio Tapajós, Rio Tocantins und dem Rio Guaporé. Die Gattung wurde nach N. Thayer benannt, der eine große Fischfangexpedition in Südamerika von 1865 bis 1866 finanzierte.
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Thayeria is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins. The fishes in this genus are found in the Amazon Basin, and the Approuague and Maroni Rivers in tropical South America. It includes three species, including the blackline penguinfish, T. boehlkei. Members of this genus, among other characteristics, are small, have one lateral black stripe, and have a vesica piscis shape. They are peaceful.
==Species== Thayeria contains the following valid species: Thayeria boehlkei S. H. Weitzman, 1957 (blackline penguinfish) Thayeria ifati Géry, 1959 Thayeria obliqua C. H. Eigenmann, 1908 (penguinfish) Thayeria tapajonica Moreira & F. C. T. Lima, 2017