Megalamphodus
''Megalamphodus'' is a genus of characin native to the Neotropics. Many prominent ornamental tetras belong to this genus. Although recognized as a distinct genus early on, it was later synonymized with ''Hyphessobrycon''. More recent studies have resurrected this genus, and have found that it belongs to a different subfamily of the Acestrorhamphidae than ''Hyphessobrycon''. Taxonomy The following species are placed in this genus: * '' Megalamphodus bentosi'' ( Durbin, 1908) (ornate tetra) * '' Megalamphodus copelandi'' (Durbin, 1908) * '' Megalamphodus epicharis'' (S. H. Weitzman & L. F. Palmer, 1997) * '' Megalamphodus eques'' (Steindachner, 1882) (jewel tetra) * '' Megalamphodus erythrostigma'' ( Fowler, 1943) (bleeding-heart tetra) * '' Megalamphodus haraldschultzi'' ( Travassos, 1960) * '' Megalamphodus khardinae'' (Zarske, 2008) * '' Megalamphodus megalopterus'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 (black-phantom tetra) * '' Megalamphodus micropterus'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 * '' Megal ...
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