''Curimatopsis'' 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 small South American

fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...

in the

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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 con ...

. They are native to freshwater habitats in the

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and

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basins, as well as river of the

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Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * '' Curimatopsis cryptica''

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, 1982 * '' Curimatopsis evelynae''

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, 1964 * '' Curimatopsis guaporensis'' Melo & Oliveira, 2017 * '' Curimatopsis jaci'' Melo & Oliveira, 2017 * '' Curimatopsis macrolepis'' (

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) * '' Curimatopsis maculosa'' B. F. Melo,

& 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''

, 1982 * '' Curimatopsis pallida'' Melo & Oliveira, 2017 *'' Curimatopsis sabana''

References

Curimatidae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Franz Steindachner {{Characiformes-stub