Boehlkea
| Boehlkea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Cochu's blue tetra (Boehlkea fredcochui) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Diapominae |
| Genus: | Boehlkea Géry, 1966[1] |
| Type species | |
| Boehlkea fredcochui Géry, 1966[1] | |
Boehlkea is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes, characins, belonging to the family Stevardiidae.[1] The fishes in this genus are found in the Amazon basin in South America.[2]
Species
[edit]Boehlkea contains the following valid species:[3]
- Boehlkea fredcochui Géry, 1966 (Cochu's blue tetra)
- Boehlkea orcesi (J. E. Böhlke, 1958)
- Boehlkea weitzmani Soares, Bertaco, Ito & Zuanon, 2017
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Diapominae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ↑ Thomaz, A.T.; Arcila, D.; Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive trait". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15 (1) 146. Bibcode:2015BMCEE..15..146T. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0403-4. PMC 4669599.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Boehlkea". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
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