''Ammocryptocharax'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
South American darter
The Crenuchidae, South American darters, are a family of freshwater fish of the order Characiformes. The 12 genera include about 74 species, though several species are undescribed. These fish are relatively small (usually under in standard le ...
s. There are currently four described
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in this genus.
Species
* ''
Ammocryptocharax elegans''
S. H. Weitzman & Kanazawa
is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
Overview Cityscape
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, 1976
* ''
Ammocryptocharax lateralis''
( C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
* ''
Ammocryptocharax minutus''
Buckup, 1993
* ''
Ammocryptocharax vintonae''
( C. H. Eigenmann, 1909)
References
*
Crenuchidae
Taxa named by Stanley Howard Weitzman
Characiformes genera
Fish of South America
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