Aphyocharax
Aphyocharax is a genus of characins from South America, specifically the Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, Paraguay and Paraná basins. The 11 currently described species in this genus are:[1]
- Aphyocharax agassizii (Steindachner, 1882)
 - Aphyocharax alburnus (Günther, 1869) (goldencrown tetra)
 - Aphyocharax anisitsi C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903 (bloodfin tetra)
 - Aphyocharax colifax Taphorn & Thomerson, 1991
 - Aphyocharax dentatus C. H. Eigenmann & C. H. Kennedy, 1903
 - Aphyocharax erythrurus C. H. Eigenmann, 1912 (flame tail tetra)
 - Aphyocharax gracilis Fowler, 1940
 - Aphyocharax nattereri (Steindachner, 1882) * Note that Aphyocharax paraguayensis C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 (dawn tetra) is a synonym of A. nattereri.
 
- Aphyocharax pusillus Günther, 1868
 - Aphyocharax rathbuni C. H. Eigenmann, 1907 (redflank bloodfin)
 - Aphyocharax yekwanae Willink, Chernoff & Machado-Allison, 2003
 
| Aphyocharax | |
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| Aphyocharax anisitsi | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Characiformes | 
| Family: | Characidae | 
| Subfamily: | Cheirodontinae | 
| Genus: | Aphyocharax Günther, 1868  | 
References
    
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Aphyocharax in FishBase. October 2011 version.
 
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