''Poecilocharax'' is a genus of South American darters in the family
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 ...
from the
Amazon
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* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
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,
Orinoco
The Orinoco () is one of the longest rivers in South America at . Its drainage basin, sometimes known as the Orinoquia, covers approximately 1 million km2, with 65% of it in Venezuela and 35% in Colombia. It is the List of rivers by discharge, f ...
and
Potaro basins. There are currently four described species in this genus. It is one of two genera within the subfamily
Crenuchinae
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 ...
.
Species
* ''
Poecilocharax bovalii''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1909
* ''
Poecilocharax callipterus''
Ohara, Pastana & Camelier, 2022
* ''
Poecilocharax rhizophilus''
Ohara, Pastana & Camelier, 2022[
* '' Poecilocharax weitzmani'' ]Géry
Géry () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Meuse department
The following is a list of the 499 Communes of France, communes of the Meuse (department), Meuse Departments of ...
, 1965
References
*
Characiformes genera
Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann
Fish of South America
Crenuchinae
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