''Galeocharax'' 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 the
Río de la Plata
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and
Amazon
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* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
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basins in
South America
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.
[Menezes, N.A. (2007)]
Charax goeldii Fowler, 1913 a valid species of Galeocharax Fowler (Characiformes: Characidae).
Neotrop. Ichthyol. 5(1). They reach up to in length
[ and mainly feed on other fish, but also take ]crustacean
Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group ...
s and insects.[Brandão, Nobile, Souto, Ramos, Queiroz, and Carvalho (2013). Influence of cage fish farming on the diet and biology of Galeocharax knerii in the Chavantes Reservoir, Brazil. Bol. Inst. Pesca, São Paulo, 39(2): 157—167.]
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[
*'']Galeocharax goeldi
''Galeocharax'' is a genus of characins from the Río de la Plata and Amazon basins in South America.Menezes, N.A. (2007)Charax goeldii Fowler, 1913 a valid species of Galeocharax Fowler (Characiformes: Characidae).Neotrop. Ichthyol. 5(1). They r ...
'' ( Fowler, 1913)
*'' Galeocharax gulo'' (Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1870)
*''Galeocharax humeralis
''Galeocharax'' is a genus of characins from the Río de la Plata and Amazon basins in South America.Menezes, N.A. (2007)Charax goeldii Fowler, 1913 a valid species of Galeocharax Fowler (Characiformes: Characidae).Neotrop. Ichthyol. 5(1). They r ...
'' (Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1834)
*'' Galeocharax 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 ...
, 1879)
References
Characini
Fish of South America
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