Tyttocharax
| Tyttocharax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Xenurobryconinae |
| Genus: | Tyttocharax Fowler, 1913[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tyttocharax madeirae Fowler, 1913[1] | |
Tyttocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are found in tropical South America.[2]
Species
[edit]There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Tyttocharax cochui (Ladiges, 1949)
- Tyttocharax madeirae Fowler, 1913 (Black-edge tetra)
- Tyttocharax metae Román-Valencia, García-Alzate, Ruiz-C. & Taphorn, 2012 [3]
- Tyttocharax tambopatensis S. H. Weitzman & H. Ortega, 1995
References
[edit]- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenurobryconinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- 1 2 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 traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.
- ↑ Román-Valencia, C., García-Alzate, C.A., Ruiz-C., R.I. & Taphorn B, D.C. (2012): A new species of Tyttocharax (Characiformes: Characidae: Stevardiinae) from the Güejar River, Orinoco River Basin, Colombia. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (3): 519-525.
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