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Ptychocharax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Ptychocharax
S. H. Weitzman, S. V. Fink, Machado-Allison & Royero-L., 1994
Species: P. rhyacophila
Binomial name
Ptychocharax rhyacophila
S. H. Weitzman, S. V. Fink, Machado-Allison & Royero-L., 1994

Ptychocharax rhyacophila is a species of characin endemic to Venezuela, where it is found in the upper Siapa River. This species is the only member of the genus Ptychocharax.

References

  1. Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.
Taxon identifiers
Ptychocharax
Ptychocharax rhyacophila


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