Scopaeocharax is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Stevardiidae. The fishes in this genus are endemic to Peru, where both species are found in the upper and middle Huallaga River basin.[2]
| Scopaeocharax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Stevardiidae |
| Subfamily: | Xenurobryconinae |
| Genus: | Scopaeocharax S. H. Weitzman & S. V. Fink, 1985[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tyttocharax rhinodus J. E. Böhlke, 1958[1] | |
Species
editScopaeocharax contains the following species:[3]
- Scopaeocharax atopodus (J. E. Böhlke, 1958)
- Scopaeocharax rhinodus (J. E. Böhlke, 1958)
References
edit- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenurobryconinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ Thomaz, A.T., Arcila, D., Ortí, G. & Malabarba, L.R. (2015): Molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Stevardiinae Gill, 1858 (Characiformes: Characidae): classification and the evolution of reproductive traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, (2015) 15: 146.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Scopaeocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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