''Potamorrhaphis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of freshwater needlefishes native to

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Species

Four recognized species are in this genus: * '' Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni'' A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 * '' Potamorrhaphis guianensis'' ( Jardine, 1843) * '' Potamorrhaphis labiatus'' Sant'Anna, Delapieve & R. E. dos Reis, 2012Sant'Anna, V.B., Delapieve, M.L.S. & Reis, R.E. (2012): A New Species of ''Potamorrhaphis'' (Beloniformes: Belonidae) from the Amazon Basin. ''Copeia, 2012 (4): 663-669.'' * '' Potamorrhaphis petersi'' Collette, 1974

References

Belonidae Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Beloniformes-stub