''Prodontocharax'' 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 found in
tropical
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in
the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
, with three currently described species:
* ''
Prodontocharax alleni''
J. E. Böhlke, 1953
* ''
Prodontocharax howesi''
( Fowler, 1940)
* ''
Prodontocharax melanotus''
N. E. Pearson, 1924
References
*
Cheirodontini
Fish of South America
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