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Curimatidae
The Curimatidae, toothless characins, are a family of freshwater fishes, of the order Characiformes. They originate from southern Costa Rica to northern Argentina. The family has around 105 species, many of them frequently exploited for human consumption. They are closely related to the Prochilodontidae. This family lacks jaw teeth, although they do sometimes have small teeth on their pharyngeal plates. They eat films of slime coating underwater surfaces, which consist largely of algae, zooplankton and detritus. It has been suggested that feeding behavior of some species like ''Psectrogaster essequibensis'' may change its diet pattern in function of the sediment content of the water, showing a regime mainly based on algae in waters with high sediment load, until an omnivorous or detritivore regime in waters with low sediment load. Classification The family has eight genera and around 105 species: Family Curimatidae * '' Curimata'' (13 species) * ''Curimatella'' (five species) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curimatopsis
''Curimatopsis'' is a genus of small South American fish in the family Curimatidae. They are native to freshwater habitats in the Amazon, Orinoco and Paraguay basins, as well as river of the Guianas. Species There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * '' Curimatopsis cryptica'' Vari, 1982 * '' Curimatopsis evelynae'' Géry, 1964 * '' Curimatopsis guaporensis'' Melo & Oliveira, 2017 * '' Curimatopsis jaci'' Melo & Oliveira, 2017 * '' Curimatopsis macrolepis'' (Steindachner, 1876) * '' Curimatopsis maculosa'' B. F. Melo, Vari & C. de Oliveira, 2016Melo, B.F., Vari, R.P. & Oliveira, C. (2016)''Curimatopsis maculosa'', a new species from the Rio Tapajós, Amazon basin, Brazil (Teleostei: Curimatidae).''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 303-308.'' *'' Curimatopsis melanura'' * '' Curimatopsis microlepis'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 * '' Curimatopsis myersi'' Vari Vari ( el, Βάρη) is a southern suburb of Athens and former munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyphocharax Voga
''Cyphocharax'' is a genus of fish in the family Curimatidae native to South America. Species There are currently 41 recognized species in this genus: * ''Cyphocharax abramoides'' ( Kner, 1858) * '' Cyphocharax aninha'' Wosiacki & D. P. S. Miranda, 2014 Wosiacki, W.B. & Miranda, D.P.d.S. (2014): Description of a New Small Species of the Genus ''Cyphocharax'' (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Lower Amazon Basin. ''Copeia, 2013 (4): 627-633.'' * '' Cyphocharax aspilos'' Vari, 1992 * '' Cyphocharax biocellatus'' Vari, Sidlauskas & Le Bail, 2012 Vari, R.P., Sidlauskas, B.L. & Le Bail, P.-Y. (2012): New species of ''Cyphocharax'' (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Curimatidae) from Suriname and French Guiana and a discussion of curimatid diversity on the Guiana Shield ''Cybium, 36 (1): 63-69.'' * ''Cyphocharax derhami'' Vari & F. Chang, 2006 * '' Cyphocharax festivus'' Vari, 1992 * '' Cyphocharax gangamon'' Vari, 1992 * ''Cyphocharax gilbert'' ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) * ''Cyphochara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curimatidae
The Curimatidae, toothless characins, are a family of freshwater fishes, of the order Characiformes. They originate from southern Costa Rica to northern Argentina. The family has around 105 species, many of them frequently exploited for human consumption. They are closely related to the Prochilodontidae. This family lacks jaw teeth, although they do sometimes have small teeth on their pharyngeal plates. They eat films of slime coating underwater surfaces, which consist largely of algae, zooplankton and detritus. It has been suggested that feeding behavior of some species like ''Psectrogaster essequibensis'' may change its diet pattern in function of the sediment content of the water, showing a regime mainly based on algae in waters with high sediment load, until an omnivorous or detritivore regime in waters with low sediment load. Classification The family has eight genera and around 105 species: Family Curimatidae * '' Curimata'' (13 species) * ''Curimatella'' (five species) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyphocharax
''Cyphocharax'' is a genus of fish in the family Curimatidae native to South America. Species There are currently 41 recognized species in this genus: * ''Cyphocharax abramoides'' ( Kner, 1858) * '' Cyphocharax aninha'' Wosiacki & D. P. S. Miranda, 2014 Wosiacki, W.B. & Miranda, D.P.d.S. (2014): Description of a New Small Species of the Genus ''Cyphocharax'' (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from the Lower Amazon Basin. ''Copeia, 2013 (4): 627-633.'' * '' Cyphocharax aspilos'' Vari, 1992 * '' Cyphocharax biocellatus'' Vari, Sidlauskas & Le Bail, 2012 Vari, R.P., Sidlauskas, B.L. & Le Bail, P.-Y. (2012): New species of ''Cyphocharax'' (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Curimatidae) from Suriname and French Guiana and a discussion of curimatid diversity on the Guiana Shield ''Cybium, 36 (1): 63-69.'' * ''Cyphocharax derhami'' Vari & F. Chang, 2006 * '' Cyphocharax festivus'' Vari, 1992 * '' Cyphocharax gangamon'' Vari, 1992 * ''Cyphocharax gilbert'' ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) * ''Cyphochara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curimatella
''Curimatella'' is a genus of toothless characins from South America, with five currently described species: * '' Curimatella alburna'' ( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844) * '' Curimatella dorsalis'' ( C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) * '' Curimatella immaculata'' ( Fernández-Yépez, 1948) * '' Curimatella lepidura'' (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) * '' Curimatella meyeri'' (Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ..., 1882) References * Curimatidae Taxa named by Rosa Smith Eigenmann Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann Ray-finned fish genera {{Characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Characiformes
Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationships of the Characidiinae and phylogeny of characiform fishes (Teleostei: Ostariophysi)", ''Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fishes'', L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M. Lucena, eds. (Porto Alegre: Edipucr) 1998:123-144. Taxonomy The Characiformes form part of a series called the Otophysi within the superorder Ostariophysi. The Otophysi contain three other orders, Cypriniformes, Siluriformes, and Gymnotiformes. The Characiformes form a group known as the Characiphysi with the Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes. The order Characiformes is the sister group to the orders Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes, though this has been debated in light of recent molecular evidence. Originally, the characins were all grouped within a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steindachnerina
''Steindachnerina'' is a genus of toothless characins from South America, with 24 currently described species: * '' Steindachnerina amazonica'' (Steindachner, 1911) * ''Steindachnerina argentea'' ( T. N. Gill, 1858) (stout sardine) * ''Steindachnerina atratoensis'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1912) * ''Steindachnerina bimaculata'' (Steindachner, 1876) * ''Steindachnerina binotata'' ( N. E. Pearson, 1924) * ''Steindachnerina biornata'' (Braga & Azpelicueta, 1987) * ''Steindachnerina brevipinna'' (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) * ''Steindachnerina conspersa'' (Holmberg, 1891) * ''Steindachnerina corumbae'' Pavanelli & Britski, 1999 * ''Steindachnerina dobula'' ( Günther, 1868) * ''Steindachnerina elegans'' (Steindachner, 1875) * ''Steindachnerina fasciata'' (Vari & Géry, 1985) * ''Steindachnerina gracilis'' Vari & Williams Vari, 1989 * ''Steindachnerina guentheri'' (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) * ''Steindachnerina hypostoma'' (Boulenger, 1887) * '' Steindachnerin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudocurimata
''Pseudocurimata'' is a genus of toothless characins found in tropical South America, with these currently described species: * '' Pseudocurimata boehlkei'' Vari, 1989 * '' Pseudocurimata boulengeri'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1907) * '' Pseudocurimata lineopunctata'' (Boulenger Boulenger is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Benjamin Boulenger (born 1990), French footballer * Edward George Boulenger (1888–1946), British zoologist, director of aquarium at London Zoo * George Albert Boulenger (1858–1 ..., 1911) * '' Pseudocurimata '' (C. H. Eigenmann, 1914) * '' Pseudocurimata peruana'' (C. H. Eigenmann, 1922) * '' Pseudocurimata troschelii'' ( Günther, 1860) References * Curimatidae Taxa named by Augustín Fernández-Yépez Fish of South America {{Characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psectogaster
''Psectrogaster'' is a genus of toothless characins from South America, with these currently described species: * '' Psectrogaster amazonica'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 * '' Psectrogaster ciliata'' ( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844) * '' Psectrogaster curviventris'' C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 * ''Psectrogaster essequibensis'' ( Günther, 1864) * '' Psectrogaster falcata'' (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) * '' Psectrogaster rhomboides'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 * '' Psectrogaster rutiloides'' ( Kner, 1858) * ''Psectrogaster saguiru ''Psectrogaster'' is a genus of toothless characins from South America, with these currently described species: * '' Psectrogaster amazonica'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 * '' Psectrogaster ciliata'' ( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 18 ...'' ( Fowler, 1941) References * Curimatidae Taxa named by Rosa Smith Eigenmann Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann Fish of South America {{Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potamorhina
''Potamorhina'' is a genus of toothless characin from South America, with these currently described species: * ''Potamorhina altamazonica'' (Cope, 1878) * ''Potamorhina laticeps'' (Valenciennes, 1850) * ''Potamorhina latior'' (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) * ''Potamorhina pristigaster'' (Steindachner, 1876) * ''Potamorhina squamoralevis'' (Braga Braga ( , ; cel-x-proto, Bracara) is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality has a resident population of 193,333 inhabitants (in ... & Azpelicueta, 1983) References * Curimatidae Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope Fish of South America {{Characiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psectrogaster
''Psectrogaster'' is a genus of toothless characins from South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ..., with these currently described species: * '' Psectrogaster amazonica'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 * '' Psectrogaster ciliata'' ( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844) * '' Psectrogaster curviventris'' C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 * '' Psectrogaster essequibensis'' ( Günther, 1864) * '' Psectrogaster falcata'' (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) * '' Psectrogaster rhomboides'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 * '' Psectrogaster rutiloides'' ( Kner, 1858) * '' Psectrogaster saguiru'' ( Fowler, 1941) References * Curimatidae Taxa named by Rosa Smith Eigenmann Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann Fish of South America {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fish Families
This is a list of fish families sorted alphabetically by scientific name. There are 525 families in the list. __NOTOC__ A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z ---- A Ab-Am - An-Ap - Ar-Au ---- Ab-Am * Abyssocottidae * Acanthuridae * Acestrorhynchidae * Achiridae * Achiropsettidae * Acipenseridae * Acropomatidae * Adrianichthyidae * Agonidae * Akysidae * Albulidae * Alepisauridae * Alepocephalidae * Alestiidae * Alopiidae * Amarsipidae * Ambassidae * Amblycipitidae * Amblyopsidae * Amiidae * Ammodytidae * Amphiliidae An-Ap * Anabantidae * Anablepidae * Anacanthobatidae * Anarhichadidae * Anguillidae * Anomalopidae * Anoplogastridae * Anoplopomatidae * Anostomidae * Anotopteridae * Antennariidae * Aphredoderidae * Aphyonidae * Apistidae * Aploactinidae * Aplocheilidae * Aplodactylidae * Apogonidae * Apteronotidae Ar-Au * Aracanidae * Arapaimidae * Argentinid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
