''Aphyocharax'' is a
genus of
characin
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.: "Relationshi ...
s from
South America, specifically the
Amazon,
Orinoco
The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia. It is the fourth largest river in the wor ...
,
Essequibo Essequibo is the largest traditional region of Guyana but not an administrative region of Guyana today. It may also refer to:
* Essequibo River, the largest river in Guyana
* Essequibo (colony), a former Dutch colony in what is now Guyana;
* Esseq ...
,
Paraguay and
Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus are:
* ''
Aphyocharax agassizii
''Aphyocharax'' is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus are:
* '' Aphyocharax agassizii'' (Steindachner, 1882)
* '' ...
''
(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)
* ''
Aphyocharax alburnus''
( Günther, 1869) (goldencrown tetra)
* ''
Aphyocharax anisitsi
The bloodfin tetra (''Aphyocharax anisitsi'') is a species of Characidae, characin from the Paraná River basin in South America. The bloodfin is a relatively large tetra, growing to 5.5 cm.Nico, L., 2022, Aphyocharax anisitsi' Eigenmann and ...
''
C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 (bloodfin tetra)
* ''
Aphyocharax colifax
''Aphyocharax'' is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon Basin, Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo River, Essequibo, Paraguay River, Paraguay and Paraná River, Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus ...
''
Taphorn & Thomerson, 1991
* ''
Aphyocharax dentatus''
C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
* ''
Aphyocharax erythrurus''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 (flame tail tetra)
* ''
Aphyocharax gracilis
''Aphyocharax'' is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus are:
* '' Aphyocharax agassizii'' (Steindachner, 1882)
* '' ...
''
Fowler, 1940
* ''
Aphyocharax nattereri
The dawn tetra, panda tetra, or ioParaguay tetra (''Aphyocharax nattereri'') comes from the Rio Paraguay basin in Paraguay and Brazil. It is a schooling fish; suitable temperatures for the Paraguay tetra are . This species is omnivorous with a ...
''
(Steindachner, 1882) (dawn tetra) * Note that ''A. paraguayensis''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 is a synonym of ''A. nattereri''.
* ''
Aphyocharax pusillus
''Aphyocharax'' is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus are:
* '' Aphyocharax agassizii'' (Steindachner, 1882)
* '' ...
''
Günther, 1868
* ''
Aphyocharax rathbuni
''Aphyocharax'' is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus are:
* '' Aphyocharax agassizii'' (Steindachner, 1882)
* '' ...
''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 (redflank bloodfin)
* ''
Aphyocharax yekwanae
''Aphyocharax'' is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus are:
* '' Aphyocharax agassizii'' (Steindachner, 1882)
* '' ...
''
Willink, Chernoff Chernoff is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Herman Chernoff applied mathematician, statistician and physicist
** Chernoff bound, also called Chernoff's inequality
** Chernoff face
** Chernoff's distribution
* Maxine Chernoff ...
& Machado-Allison, 2003
References
Aphyocharacini
Fish of South America
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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