''Ammocryptocharax'' is a

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of freshwater

ray-finned fishes Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class (biology), class of Osteichthyes, bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built ...

belonging to the

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Crenuchidae The Crenuchidae, or crenuchids, are a family of freshwater fish of the order Characiformes. The 11 genera include about 115 species, though several species are undescribed. These fish are relatively small (usually under in standard length) and ...

, the South American darters. These fishes are found in South America.

Species

''Ammocryptocharax'' contains the following species: * '' Ammocryptocharax elegans'' Weitzman &

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, 1976 * '' Ammocryptocharax lateralis'' (

Eigenmann Eigenmann () is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include: * Andi Eigenmann (born 1990), Filipino actress * Carl H. Eigenmann (1863–1927), German–American ichthyologist, husband of Rosa Eigenmann * Eduardo de Mesa Eigenmann, birth n ...

, 1909) * '' Ammocryptocharax minutus'' Buckup, 1993 * '' Ammocryptocharax vintonae'' (Eigenmann, 1909)

References

* Characidiinae Taxa named by Stanley Howard Weitzman Characiformes genera Fish of South America {{Characiformes-stub