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| Orthospinus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhamphidae |
| Subfamily: | Stethaprioninae |
| Genus: | Orthospinus R. E. dos Reis, 1989[2] |
| Species: | O. franciscensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthospinus franciscensis (C. H. Eigenmann, 1914)[3] | |
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Orthospinus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American characins.[2] The only species in the genus is Orthospinus franciscensis, which is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the São Francisco River basin.[3]
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Orthospinus franciscensis". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ↑ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Orthospinus franciscensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186961A1820984. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186961A1820984.pt. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stethaprioninae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Orthospinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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