Heterocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Acestrorhynchidae, the biting tetras and freshwater barracudas. The species in this genus are found in South America.
| Heterocharax | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Subfamily: | Heterocharacinae |
| Genus: | Heterocharax C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Heterocharax macrolepis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912[1] | |
Species
editHeterocharax contains the following species:[2]
- Heterocharax leptogrammus Toledo-Piza, 2000
- Heterocharax macrolepis C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
- Heterocharax virgulatus Toledo-Piza, 2000
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Heterocharax". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Heterocharacinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heterocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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