Engraulisoma
| Engraulisoma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Triportheidae |
| Subfamily: | Clupeacharacinae |
| Genus: | Engraulisoma R. M. C. Castro, 1981 |
| Species: | E. taeniatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Engraulisoma taeniatum R. M. C. Castro, 1981 | |
Engraulisoma 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 Engraulisoma taeniatum. This species is found in South America and has been recorded from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela in the Amazon, Araguaia-Tocantins, upper-Paraguay, Napo and Orinoco River basins. This genus is one of two genera within the subfamily Clupeacharacinae.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Engraulisoma taeniatum". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- 1 2 Brejão, G.L. (2023). "Engraulisoma taeniatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49829807A191910281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829807A191910281.en. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Engraulisoma". 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.
 | This Characiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |