''Argopleura'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
characin
Characiformes is an order of ray-finned fish, comprising the characins and their allies. Grouped in 18 recognized families, more than 2000 different species are described, including the well-known piranha and tetras.; Buckup P.A.: "Relationsh ...
s
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
Colombia.
[Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., OrtÃ, 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.'']
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
[
* '' Argopleura chocoensis'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
* '' Argopleura conventus'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
* '' Argopleura diquensis'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
* '' Argopleura magdalenensis'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
]
References
Stevardiinae
Endemic fauna of Colombia
Freshwater fish of Colombia
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