''Gephyrocharax'' is a
genus
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of
characin
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s found in
South America
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,
Trinidad
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in the
Caribbean
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, and
Panama
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.
[Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. ''BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.'']
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:
[Vanegas-Ríos, J.A. (2016): Taxonomic review of the Neotropical genus ''Gephyrocharax'' Eigenmann, 1912 (Characiformes, Characidae, Stevardiinae). ''Zootaxa, 4100 (1): 1-92.'']
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Gephyrocharax atracaudata''
(Meek
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Meekness has been contrasted with humility alone insomuch as humility simply refers to an attitude towards o ...
& Hildebrand, 1912)
* ''
Gephyrocharax caucanus''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
* ''
Gephyrocharax chocoensis
''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Ch ...
''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
* ''
Gephyrocharax intermedius''
Meek
Meekness is an attribute of human nature and behavior that has been defined as an amalgam of righteousness, inner humility, and patience.
Meekness has been contrasted with humility alone insomuch as humility simply refers to an attitude towards o ...
& Hildebrand, 1916
* ''
Gephyrocharax major''
G. S. Myers, 1929
* ''
Gephyrocharax martae''
Dahl, 1943
* ''
Gephyrocharax melanocheir''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
* ''
Gephyrocharax sinuensis''
Dahl, 1964
* ''
Gephyrocharax torresi''
Vanegas-Ríos, Azpelicueta, Mirande & García Gonzáles, 2013 [Vanegas-Ríos, J.A., Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M., Mirande, J.M. & García Gonzales, M.D. (2013): ''Gephyrocharax torresi'' (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae), a new species from the río Cascajales basin, río Magdalena system, Colombia. ''Neotropical Ichthyology, 11 (2): 275-284.'']
* ''
Gephyrocharax valencia''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1920[Rodríguez-Olarte, D., Taphorn, D.C., DoNascimiento, C., Usma, S., Villa-Navarro, F. & Herrera-Collazos, E.E. 2021. Gephyrocharax valencia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T175963161A175963443. Downloaded on 04 September 2021.]
* ''
Gephyrocharax venezuelae''
L. P. Schultz, 1944
References
Characidae
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