''Ceratobranchia'' is a
genus
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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 found in
tropical
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South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...
.
[Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, 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 5 recognized species in this genus:
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* '']Ceratobranchia binghami
''Ceratobranchia'' is a genus of characins found in tropical South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and ...
'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1927
* ''Ceratobranchia delotaenia
''Ceratobranchia'' is a genus of characins found in tropical South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and ...
'' Chernoff Chernoff may be either a Jewish surname, meaning "descendent of Charna" or a German-language transliteration of the Russian surname Chernov. Notable people with the surname include:
* Herman Chernoff (born 1923), American applied mathematician, st ...
& Machado-Allison, 1990
* ''Ceratobranchia elatior
''Ceratobranchia'' is a genus of characins found in tropical South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and ...
'' Tortonese, 1942
* ''Ceratobranchia joanae
''Ceratobranchia'' is a genus of characins found in tropical South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and ...
'' Chernoff Chernoff may be either a Jewish surname, meaning "descendent of Charna" or a German-language transliteration of the Russian surname Chernov. Notable people with the surname include:
* Herman Chernoff (born 1923), American applied mathematician, st ...
& Machado-Allison, 1990
* ''Ceratobranchia obtusirostris
''Ceratobranchia'' is a genus of characins found in tropical South America.Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and ...
'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1914
References
Diapomini
Fish of South America
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