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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 ...

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, and

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Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Gephyrocharax atracaudatus ''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * '' Gephyrocharax atracaudatus'' (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) * '' Gephyrocha ...

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, 1912) * ''

Gephyrocharax caucanus ''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * ''Gephyrocharax atracaudatus'' (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) * '' Gephyrochar ...

'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 * ''

Gephyrocharax chocoensis ''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * ''Gephyrocharax atracaudatus'' (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) * ''Gephyrochara ...

'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 * ''

Gephyrocharax intermedius ''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * ''Gephyrocharax atracaudatus'' (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) * ''Gephyrochara ...

, 1916 * ''

Gephyrocharax machadoi ''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * ''Gephyrocharax atracaudatus'' (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) * ''Gephyrochara ...

'' Ferreira, Faria, Ribeiro, Santana, Quagio-Grassioto & Menezes, 2018 * ''

Gephyrocharax major ''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * ''Gephyrocharax atracaudatus'' (Seth Eugene Meek, Meek & Samuel Frederick ...

'' G. S. Myers, 1929 * ''

Gephyrocharax martae ''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in 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 c ...

'' Dahl, 1943 * ''

Gephyrocharax melanocheir ''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * ''Gephyrocharax atracaudatus'' (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) * ''Gephyrochara ...

'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 * ''

Gephyrocharax sinuensis ''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * ''Gephyrocharax atracaudatus'' (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) * ''Gephyrochara ...

'' Dahl, 1964 * ''

Gephyrocharax torresi ''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * ''Gephyrocharax atracaudatus'' (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) * '' Gephyrochar ...

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Gephyrocharax valencia ''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * '' Gephyrocharax atracaudatus'' (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) * '' Gephyrocha ...

'' C. H. Eigenmann, 1920 * ''

Gephyrocharax venezuelae ''Gephyrocharax'' is a genus of characins found in South America, Trinidad in the Caribbean, and Panama. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * '' Gephyrocharax atracaudatus'' (Meek & Hildebrand, 1912) * '' Gephyrocha ...

'' L. P. Schultz, 1944

References

* Stevardiini {{Characidae-stub