''Roeboexodon'' 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 from
tropical
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator. They are defined in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere at N and the Tropic of Capricorn in
the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...
, with two currently recognized species:
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Roeboexodon geryi
''Roeboexodon'' is a genus of characins from tropical South America, with two currently recognized species:
* '' Roeboexodon geryi'' G. S. Myers, 1960
* ''Roeboexodon guyanensis
''Roeboexodon'' is a genus of characins from tropical South Amer ...
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G. S. Myers, 1960
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Roeboexodon guyanensis
''Roeboexodon'' is a genus of characins from tropical South America, with two currently recognized species:
* ''Roeboexodon geryi'' George S. Myers, G. S. Myers, 1960
* ''Roeboexodon guyanensis'' (Joseph Puyo, Puyo, 1948)
References
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( Puyo, 1948)
References
Characidae
Fish of South America
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