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Genus of fishes

Utiaritichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Subfamily: Myleinae
Genus: Utiaritichthys
A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937
Type species
Utiaritichthys sennaebragai
A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1937

Utiaritichthys is a genus of serrasalmid fish found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in tropical South America. The adults are typically found in rapidly flowing water where they feed on aquatic plants in the family Podostemaceae and filamentous algae. They reach up to 32.2 cm (1.06 ft) in standard length.

The monophyly and taxonomic position of the genus is not fully resolved. The only clear difference from Myloplus is the comparatively longer body of Utiaritichthys.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Utiaritichthys". FishBase. August 2022 version.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Utiaritichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ Pereira, Thiago N. A. & Castro, Ricardo M. C. (2014). "A new species of Utiaritichthys Miranda Ribeiro (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) from the Serra dos Parecis, Tapajós drainage". Neotropical Ichthyology. 12 (2): 397–402. doi:10.1590/1982-0224-20130137.
Taxon identifiers
Utiaritichthys


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