''Spintherobolus'' is a genus of

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s that are

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to river basins in

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and

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from Santa Catarina to

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. All four species in the genus are considered

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by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment.

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(Ministry of the Environment, Brazil)
Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014
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Species

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Spintherobolus ankoseion ''Spintherobolus'' is a genus of characins that are endemic to river basins in southern and southeastern Brazil from Santa Catarina to Rio de Janeiro. All four species in the genus are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environme ...

'' S. H. Weitzman & L. R. Malabarba, 1999 * ''

Spintherobolus broccae ''Spintherobolus'' is a genus of characins that are endemic to river basins in southern and southeastern Brazil from Santa Catarina to Rio de Janeiro. All four species in the genus are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environmen ...

'' G. S. Myers, 1925 * ''

Spintherobolus leptoura ''Spintherobolus'' is a genus of characins that are endemic to river basins in southern and southeastern Brazil from Santa Catarina to Rio de Janeiro. All four species in the genus are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environme ...

'' S. H. Weitzman & L. R. Malabarba, 1999 * ''

Spintherobolus papilliferus ''Spintherobolus'' is a genus of characins that are endemic to river basins in southern and southeastern Brazil from Santa Catarina to Rio de Janeiro. All four species in the genus are considered threatened by Brazil's Ministry of the Environme ...

'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1911

References

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