''Melanocharacidium'' is a fish genus in the family

Crenuchidae The Crenuchidae, South American darters, are a family of freshwater fish of the order Characiformes. The 12 genera include about 74 species, though several species are undescribed. These fish are relatively small (usually under in standard len ...

(South American darters). They are found in the

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and Araguaia basins, as well as river basins of the

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. They are small fish, up to around in

standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...

Species

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: * '' Melanocharacidium auroradiatum'' W. J. E. M. Costa &

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, 1994 * '' Melanocharacidium blennioides'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1909) * '' Melanocharacidium compressus'' Buckup, 1993 * '' Melanocharacidium depressum'' Buckup, 1993 * '' Melanocharacidium dispilomma'' Buckup, 1993 * '' Melanocharacidium melanopteron'' Buckup, 1993 * '' Melanocharacidium nigrum'' Buckup, 1993 * '' Melanocharacidium pectorale'' Buckup, 1993 * '' Melanocharacidium rex'' ( J. E. Böhlke, 1958)

References

Characiformes genera Fish of South America Crenuchidae {{Characiformes-stub