''Utiaritichthys'' is a genus of

serrasalmid The Serrasalmidae (serrasalmids) are a family of characiform fishes native to freshwater habitats of South America. They include more than 90 species. The name means "serrated salmon family", which refers to the serrated keel running along the ...

fish found in 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 basins in tropical

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. The adults are typically found in rapidly flowing water where they feed on aquatic plants in the family

Podostemaceae Podostemaceae (riverweed family), a family in the order Malpighiales, comprise about 50 genera and species of more or less thalloid aquatic herbs. Distribution and habitat They are found mostly in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide ...

and filamentous algae. They reach up to in

standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of fish anatomy, their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and fishery biology. Overall length Standard length (SL) is ...

. The monophyly and taxonomic position of the genus is not fully resolved. The only clear difference from '' Myloplus'' is the comparatively longer body of ''Utiaritichthys''.

Species

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

Utiaritichthys esguiceroi ''Utiaritichthys'' is a genus of serrasalmid fish found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in tropical South America. The adults are typically found in rapidly flowing water where they feed on aquatic plants in the family Podostemaceae and fila ...

'' Pereira & R. M. C. Castro, 2014 * ''

Utiaritichthys longidorsalis ''Utiaritichthys'' is a genus of serrasalmid fish found in the Amazon Basin, Amazon and Orinoco basins in tropical South America. The adults are typically found in rapidly flowing water where they feed on aquatic plants in the family Podostemace ...

'' Jégu, Tito de Morais & dos Santos, 1992 * ''

Utiaritichthys sennaebragai ''Utiaritichthys'' is a genus of serrasalmid fish found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in tropical South America. The adults are typically found in rapidly flowing water where they feed on aquatic plants in the family Podostemaceae and fila ...

'' A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937

References

Serrasalmidae Characiformes genera Freshwater fish of Brazil Fish of French Guiana Fish of the Amazon basin Taxa named by Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro {{Characiformes-stub