| Varicharax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Stevardiinae |
| Genus: | Varicharax Vanegas-Ríos, Faustino-Fuster, Meza-Vargas & Ortega, 2020 |
| Species: | V. nigrolineatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Varicharax nigrolineatus Vanegas-Ríos, Faustino-Fuster, Meza-Vargas & Ortega, 2020 | |
Varicharax is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The only species in this genus is Varicharax nigrolineatus, a characin, which is endemic to Peru where it is found in the Río Corrientes drainage, part of the Río Marañón basin in Loreto, Peru.