''Piabucina'' is a

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of freshwater fishes found in

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and

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. The nine currently recognized

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in this genus are: * '' Piabucina astrigata''

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, 1903 * ''

Piabucina aureoguttata ''Piabucina'' is a genus of freshwater fishes found in Central and South America. The nine currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Piabucina astrigata'' Regan, 1903 * '' Piabucina aureoguttata'' Fowler, 1911 * '' Piabucina boruca' ...

'' Fowler, 1911 * '' Piabucina boruca'' W. A. Bussing, 1967 * '' Piabucina elongata''

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, 1887 * '' Piabucina erythrinoides''

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, 1850 * '' Piabucina festae''

, 1899 * '' Piabucina panamensis'' T. N. Gill, 1877 * '' Piabucina pleurotaenia''

, 1903 * '' Piabucina unitaeniata'' Günther, 1864

References

* Lebiasinidae Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes {{Characiformes-stub