''Gephyrocharax'' 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 found in
South America,
Trinidad in the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
, and
Panama.
[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
''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 ...
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( Meek & Hildebrand, 1912)
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Gephyrocharax caucanus
''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 ...
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C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
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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 ...
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C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
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Gephyrocharax intermedius
''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 ...
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Meek & Hildebrand, 1916
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Gephyrocharax major
''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 ...
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G. S. Myers, 1929
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Gephyrocharax martae
''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 ...
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Dahl, 1943
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Gephyrocharax melanocheir
''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 ...
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C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
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Gephyrocharax sinuensis
''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 ...
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Dahl, 1964
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Gephyrocharax torresi
''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 ...
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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.'']
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Gephyrocharax valencia
''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 ...
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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.]
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Gephyrocharax venezuelae
''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 ...
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L. P. Schultz, 1944
References
Characidae
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