Thoracocharax
Sign in to saveThoracocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. These fishes are found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraná basins in South America. These fish live just under the surface of the water.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyGasteropelecidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 32
- Family
- Gasteropelecidae
- Collections
- USNM, UF, CAS, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), FMNH, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Brasil, Maynas, Paraguay
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gasteropelecidae
- Image
- Thoracocharax securis (Worclaw zoo)-1.JPG
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- Category:Thoracocharax
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Thoracocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Gasteropelecidae, the freshwater hatchetfishes. These fishes are found in the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraná basins in South America. These fish live just under the surface of the water.
==Species== Thoracocharax contains the following species: Thoracocharax securis (De Filippi, 1853) (Giant hatchetfish) Thoracocharax stellatus (Kner, 1858) (Spotfin hatchetfish)
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