| Ammocryptocharax | |
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| Ammocryptocharax lateralis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Crenuchidae |
| Subfamily: | Characidiinae |
| Genus: | Ammocryptocharax Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976 |
| Type species | |
| Ammocryptocharax elegans Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1976 | |
Ammocryptocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Crenuchidae, the South American darters. These fishes are found in South America.
