Psectrogaster

Genus of fishes

Psectrogaster
Psectrogaster amazonica

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Curimatidae
Genus: Psectrogaster
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889

Psectrogaster is a genus of toothless characins from South America, with these currently described species:

  • Psectrogaster amazonica C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
  • Psectrogaster ciliata (J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844)
  • Psectrogaster curviventris C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
  • Psectrogaster essequibensis (Günther, 1864)
  • Psectrogaster falcata (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889)
  • Psectrogaster rhomboides C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
  • Psectrogaster rutiloides (Kner, 1858)
  • Psectrogaster saguiru (Fowler, 1941)

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Psectrogaster". FishBase. October 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Psectrogaster


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