Roestes
| Roestes | |
|---|---|
| Roestes molossus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Acestrorhynchidae |
| Subfamily: | Roestinae |
| Genus: | Günther, 1864 |
Roestes is a genus of biting tetra from tropical South America, where found in the Amazon Basin and various rivers in the Guianas. There are three described species in this genus.[1]
Species
- Roestes itupiranga Menezes & C. A. S. de Lucena, 1998
- Roestes molossus (Kner, 1858)
- Roestes ogilviei (Fowler, 1914)
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Roestes". FishBase. October 2011 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Acestrorhynchidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 April 2025.