''Priocharax'' 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, very small freshwater fish from the

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and

Orinoco The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers , with 76.3 percent of it in Venezuela and the remainder in Colombia. It is the fourth largest river in the wor ...

basins in tropical South America.Toledo-Piza, M., Mattox, G.M.T. & Britz, R. (2014): Priocharax nanus, a new miniature Characid from the Rio Negro, Amazon basin (Ostariophysi: Characiformes), with an updated list of miniature Neotropical freshwater fishes. ''Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (2): 229-246''.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Priocharax ariel'' S. H. Weitzman &

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, 1987 * '' Priocharax pygmaeus'' S. H. Weitzman &

, 1987 * '' Priocharax nanus'' Toledo-Piza, Mattox &

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, 2014

References

Characidae Taxa named by Stanley Howard Weitzman Taxa named by Richard Peter Vari Fish of South America {{Characiformes-stub