''Saccoderma'' 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 found in
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
and
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
. The three currently described species in this genus are:
* ''
Saccoderma hastata''
( C. H. Eigenmann, 1913)
* ''
Saccoderma melanostigma''
L. P. Schultz, 1944
* ''
Saccoderma robusta''
Dahl, 1955
References
*
Cheirodontini
Fish of South America
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