Stygichthyinae

Stygichthyinae
Stygichthys typhlops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Acestrorhamphidae
Subfamily: Stygichthyinae
Géry, 1972
Type genus
Stygichthys
Genera

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Stygichthyinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American tetras. The fishes in this subfamily are found in South America.

Genera

Stygichthyinae contains the following genera:

References

  1. 1 2 Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
  2. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stygichthyinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 October 2025.