Gilbertolus
| Gilbertolus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Subfamily: | Roestinae |
| Genus: | Gilbertolus C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| Anacyrtus (Raestes) alatus Steindachner, 1878[1] | |
Gilbertolus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, which includes the biting tetras and freshwater barracudas. The fishes in this genus are from northwestern South America, restricted to the Atrato, Magdalena and Maracaibo basins.
Species
[edit]Gilbertolus contains the following valid species:[2]
- Gilbertolus alatus (Steindachner, 1878)
- Gilbertolus atratoensis L. P. Schultz, 1943
- Gilbertolus maracaiboensis L. P. Schultz, 1943
References
[edit]- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Roestinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gilbertolus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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