''Potamorhina'' is a genus of
toothless characin from
South America
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, with these currently described species:
* ''
Potamorhina altamazonica''
( Cope, 1878)
* ''
Potamorhina laticeps''
(Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1850)
* ''
Potamorhina latior''
(Spix
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& Agassiz
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Spending his early life in Switzerland, he rec ...
, 1829)
* ''
Potamorhina pristigaster
''Potamorhina'' is a genus of toothless characin from South America, with these currently described species:
* '' Potamorhina altamazonica'' ( Cope, 1878)
* '' Potamorhina laticeps'' (Valenciennes, 1850)
* '' Potamorhina latior'' (Spix & Agassi ...
''
(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 ...
, 1876)
* ''
Potamorhina squamoralevis
''Potamorhina'' is a genus of toothless characin from South America, with these currently described species:
* '' Potamorhina altamazonica'' ( Cope, 1878)
* '' Potamorhina laticeps'' (Valenciennes, 1850)
* '' Potamorhina latior'' (Spix & Agassi ...
''
( Braga & Azpelicueta, 1983)
References
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Curimatidae
Taxa named by Edward Drinker Cope
Fish of South America
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