Spintherobolus

Spintherobolus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Spintherobolidae
Genus: Spintherobolus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1911
Type species
Spintherobolus papilliferus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1911

Spintherobolus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Spintherobolidae, the piquiras. These fishes 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 Environment. They are small fish, up to 6.1 cm (2.4 in) in standard length.

Species

Spintherobolus contains the following species:

References

  1. 1 2 Spintherobolidae. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Spintherobolus". FishBase. October 2018 version.
  3. ↑ ICMBio (Ministry of the Environment, Brazil): Portaria MMA nº 445, de 17 de dezembro de 2014. Lista de Especies Ameaçadas - Saiba Mais. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Spintherobolus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 August 2025.