Elachocharax

Elachocharax
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Crenuchidae
Subfamily: Characidiinae
Genus:
Myers, 1927[1]
Type species
Elachocharax pulcher
Myers, 1927[1]
Synonyms[1]

Elachocharax is a genus of small freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Crenuchidae, the South American darters. They are native to the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America.

Species

Elachocharax contains the following species:[2]

  • Elachocharax geryi Weitzman & Kanazawa, 1978
  • Elachocharax junki (Géry, 1971)
  • Elachocharax mitopterus Weitzman, 1986
  • Elachocharax pulcher Myers, 1927

References

  1. ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Characidiinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Elachocharax". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 June 2025.