Clupeacharax
| Clupeacharax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Triportheidae |
| Subfamily: | Clupeacharacinae |
| Genus: | Clupeacharax N. E. Pearson, 1924 |
| Species: | C. anchoveoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Clupeacharax anchoveoides N. E. Pearson, 1924 | |
Clupeacharax is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triportheidae, the hatchet characins or keeled characins. The only species in this genus is Clupeacharax anchoveoides. This species is found in South America in the upper Amazon basin, and in the basins of the Paraná and Paraguay Rivers. This genus is one of two genera within the subfamily Clupeacharacinae.
References
- 1 2 Brejão, G.L. (2023). "Clupeacharax anchoveoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49830005A159172046. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830005A159172046.en. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Clupeacharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Clupeacharacinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Clupeacharax anchoveoides". FishBase. October 2011 version.
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