Aphyocharax

Aphyocharax
Aphyocharax anisitsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Subfamily: Cheirodontinae
Genus: Aphyocharax
Günther, 1868

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]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aphyocharax". FishBase. October 2011 version.