Curimata (fish)
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''Curimata'' is a genus of
toothless characin 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 co ...
s from tropical South America, with 13 currently described species: * '' Curimata acutirostris'' Vari & R. E. dos Reis, 1995 * '' Curimata aspera'' ( Günther, 1868) * '' Curimata cerasina'' Vari, 1984 * '' Curimata cisandina'' ( W. R. Allen, 1942) * '' Curimata cyprinoides'' ( Linnaeus, 1766) * '' Curimata incompta'' Vari, 1984 * '' Curimata inornata'' Vari, 1989 * '' Curimata knerii'' (
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 ...
, 1876)
* '' Curimata macrops'' ( C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) * '' Curimata mivartii'' (Steindachner, 1878) * '' Curimata ocellata'' (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889) * '' Curimata roseni'' Vari, 1989 * '' Curimata vittata'' ( Kner, 1858)


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Curimatidae Fish of South America {{Characiformes-stub