Aphyocharax is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus are:[1]
Aphyocharax is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus are:
Aphyocharax agassizii (Steindachner, 1882) Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869) (goldencrown tetra) Aphyocharax anisitsi C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 (bloodfin tetra) Aphyocharax colifax Taphorn & Thomerson, 1991 Aphyocharax dentatus C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 Aphyocharax erythrurus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 (flame tail tetra) Aphyocharax gracilis Fowler, 1940 Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882) * Note that Aphyocharax paraguayensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 (dawn tetra) is a synonym of A. nattereri. Aphyocharax pusillus Günther, 1868 Aphyocharax rathbuni C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 (redflank bloodfin) Aphyocharax yekwanae Willink, Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 2003
