''Priocharax'' is a genus 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, very small freshwater fish from the

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek myth ...

and

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 ...

basins in tropical South America.

Species

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: * '' Priocharax ariel'' S. H. Weitzman &

Vari Vari () is a southern suburb of Athens and former municipality in East Attica, Greece along the Athens coast. The ancient Athenian deme of Anagyrous was situated here. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Vo ...

, 1987 * '' Priocharax britzi'' Mattox, Souza, Toledo-Piza & Oliveira, 2021 * '' Priocharax conwayi'' Mattox, Lima, Britz, Souza & Oliveira, 2024 * '' Priocharax marupiara'' Mattox, Britz, Souza, Casas, Lima & Oliveira, 2023 * '' Priocharax nanus'' Toledo-Piza, Mattox &

Britz Britz () is a German locality (''Ortsteil'') within the Berlin borough (''Bezirk'') of Neukölln. History The village of ''Britzig'' was first mentioned in 1273. It was incorporated by the 1920 Greater Berlin Act. It is known for being the sit ...

, 2014 * '' Priocharax phasma'' Mattox, Lima, Britz, Souza & Oliveira, 2024 * '' Priocharax pygmaeus'' S. H. Weitzman &

, 1987 * '' Priocharax toledopizae'' Mattox, Britz, Souza, Casas, Lima & Oliveira, 2023 * '' Priocharax varii'' Mattox, Souza, Toledo-Piza, Britz & Oliveira, 2020

References

Characini Taxa named by Stanley Howard Weitzman Taxa named by Richard Peter Vari Fish of South America {{Characidae-stub