Potamorhina
| Potamorhina | |
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| Potamorhina latior | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Curimatidae |
| Genus: | Potamorhina Cope, 1878[1] |
| Type species | |
| Curimatus (Anodus) pristigaster Steindachner, 1876[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Potamorhina is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Curimatidae, the toothless characins. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.
Species
[edit]Potamorhina contains the following vaid species:[2]
- Potamorhina altamazonica (Cope, 1878)
- Potamorhina laticeps (Valenciennes, 1850)
- Potamorhina latior (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
- Potamorhina pristigaster (Steindachner, 1876)
- Potamorhina squamoralevis (Braga & Azpelicueta, 1983)
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Potamorhina". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Curimatidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Potamorhina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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