''Psectrogaster'' is a genus of
toothless characin
The Curimatidae, toothless characins, are a family of freshwater fishes, of the order Characiformes. They originate from southern Costa Rica to northern Argentina. The family has around 105 species, many of them frequently exploited for human co ...
s from
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 these currently described species:
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Psectrogaster amazonica
''Psectrogaster'' is a genus of toothless characins from South America, with these currently described species:
* '' Psectrogaster amazonica'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
* '' Psectrogaster ciliata'' ( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 184 ...
''
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
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Psectrogaster ciliata
''Psectrogaster'' is a genus of toothless characins from South America, with these currently described species:
* ''Psectrogaster amazonica'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
* '' Psectrogaster ciliata'' ( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 ...
''
( J. P. Müller & Troschel Franz Hermann Troschel (10 October 1810 – 6 November 1882) was a German zoologist born in Spandau.
He studied mathematics and natural history at the University of Berlin, where he was awarded his doctorate in 1834.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; ...
, 1844)
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Psectrogaster curviventris''
C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
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Psectrogaster essequibensis
''Psectrogaster'' is a genus of toothless characins from 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 a ...
''
( Günther, 1864)
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Psectrogaster falcata''
(C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
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Psectrogaster rhomboides''
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
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Psectrogaster rutiloides
''Psectrogaster'' is a genus of toothless characins from South America, with these currently described species:
* '' Psectrogaster amazonica'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
* '' Psectrogaster ciliata'' ( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 184 ...
''
( Kner, 1858)
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Psectrogaster saguiru
''Psectrogaster'' is a genus of toothless characins from South America, with these currently described species:
* '' Psectrogaster amazonica'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
* '' Psectrogaster ciliata'' ( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 18 ...
''
( Fowler, 1941)
References
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Curimatidae
Taxa named by Rosa Smith Eigenmann
Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann
Fish of South America
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