''Saccoderma'' 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
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
and
Venezuela. The three currently described species in this genus are:
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Saccoderma hastata
''Saccoderma'' is a genus of characins found in Colombia and Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South Americ ...
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( C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
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Saccoderma melanostigma
''Saccoderma'' is a genus of characins found in Colombia and Venezuela. The three currently described species in this genus are:
* ''Saccoderma hastata
''Saccoderma'' is a genus of characins found in Colombia and Venezuela
Venezuela ( ...
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L. P. Schultz, 1944
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Saccoderma robusta
''Saccoderma'' is a genus of characins found in Colombia and Venezuela. The three currently described species in this genus are:
* ''Saccoderma hastata'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
* ''Saccoderma melanostigma
''Saccoderma'' is a genus of charac ...
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Dahl, 1955
References
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Characidae
Fish of South America
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